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Testing Standards

Standards providing general guidelines for performing static corrosion tests include:

  • ASTM G5, ‘Standard Reference Test Method for Making Potentiodynamic Anodic Polarization Measurements’
  • ASTM G31, ‘Standard Practice for Laboratory Immersion Corrosion Testing of Metals’
  • ASTM G157, ‘Standard Guide for Evaluating Corrosion Properties of Wrought Iron- and Nickel-Based Corrosion Resistant Alloys for Chemical Process Industries

Standards providing general guidelines for performing experiments at high temperatures and high pressures include:

  • ASTM G111, ‘Standard Guide for Corrosion Tests in a High Temperature or High Pressure Environment, or Both’
  • ASTM G170, ‘Standard Guide for Evaluating and Qualifying Oilfield and Refinery Corrosion Inhibitors in the Laboratory’

Standards providing general guidelines for determining corrosion rate using the mass loss method include:

  • ASTM G5, ‘Standard Practice for Preparing, Cleaning, and Evaluating Corrosion Test Specimens’
  • ASTM G31, ‘Standard Practice for Laboratory Immersion Corrosion Testing of Metals’
  • ASTM G46, ‘Standard Guide for Examination and Evaluation of Pitting Corrosion’
  • ASTM G48, ‘Standard Test Methods for Pitting and Crevice Corrosion Resistance of Stainless Steels and Related Alloys by Use of Ferric Chloride Solution’

Standards providing general guidelines for performing experiments at in sour environments include:

  • NACE TM0177, ‘Standard Test Method: Laboratory Testing of Metals for Resistance to Sulfide Stress Cracking in H2S Environments’

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