The DECHEMA Corrosion Handbook

Citation

(2001), "The DECHEMA Corrosion Handbook", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 48 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.2001.12848fae.002

The DECHEMA Corrosion Handbook

The DECHEMA Corrosion Handbook

Keywords: Publication, Corrosion

The DECHEMA Corrosion Handbook on CD is an English-language compendium of corrosion data based on the German-language DECHEMA-WERKSTOFF-TABELLE. Described in an easy to read format are the corrosion and chemical resistance of all technically important metallic, non-metallic, inorganic and organic materials in contact with aggressive media. Importantly, ways of corrosion protection and prevention are also shown. Readers will find that the information is given in the form of a comprehensive text, figures and tables. A supplement comparing US and German standard designations for metallic materials enhances the applicability for the reader who is more familiar with the US standards.

The Dechema Corrosion Handbook is the result of literature research and assessment, carried out by corrosion experts who have perused corrosion literature from all over the world; it contains data and, based thereupon, gives recommendations and facilitates the selection of materials for equipment in which corrosive media are handled or processed.

The publisher's point out that the chemical resistance of materials depends on many factors. Small divergences in chemical composition, pressure, temperature or flow rate could result in completely different behaviour of the same material in the same medium. Therefore, the data in the text should not be accepted without critical consideration. In case of doubt, laboratory experiments are advisable.

The contents of The Dechema Corrosion Handbook are arranged in alphabetical order of the corrosive media, each chapter being subdivided as follows:

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  Metallic materials.

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  Non-metallic inorganic materials.

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  Organic materials.

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  Materials with special properties

Each chapter is preceded by a survey table showing a rough assessment of the behaviour of each material in contact with the title compound.

A tour of program functionalities is also provided. This "Tour" is an edited version of a help file that can also be found on the CD-ROM. It has been developed by ETALogic N.V.

Below, you can find all functionalities, each explained in one topic. Readers can use the following list to navigate through the functions of The Corrosion Handbook, or use the contents table. Other possibilities of using the help function are explained in "How to use help?" on the CD-ROM.

1. a.

   Collections explained.

2. b.

   Table of contents.

3. c.

   Document viewers:

   1. Text viewer.

   2. Table viewer.

   3. Figure viewer.

   4. Literature reference viewer.

4. d.

   Index.

5. e.

   Full-text search:

   1. General principles.

   2. Tips/Boolean search.

   3. Advanced options.

   4. Examples.

6. f.

   Result screen.

7. g.

   Print features:

   1. General printer set-up.

   2. Text print dialogue.

   3. Table print dialogue.

   4. Figure print dialogue.

   5. Search results print dialogue.

   6. Literature reference print dialogue.

8. h.

   Options.

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