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Main Title Copper-induced corrosion of galvanized steel pipe /
Author Fox, Katherine P.
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Tate, Carol H.
Treweek, Gordon P.
Trussell, R. Rhodes.
Bowers, A. Eugene.
McGuire, Michael J.
Newkirk, Dale D.
Fox, Katherine P.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Engineering Research Laboratory,
Year Published 1986
Report Number EPA/600-S2-86-056
OCLC Number 15358567
Subjects Pipe, Steel--Corrosion ; Copper--United States
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EJBD  EPA 600-S2-86-056 In Binder Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 11/06/2018
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-S2-86-056 In Binder Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD  EPA 600-S2-86-056 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 03/03/2006
Collation 5 pages ; 28 cm
Notes
Caption title. At head of title: Project summary. Distributed to depository libraries in microfiche. "Sept. 1986." "EPA/600-S2-86-056."
Contents Notes
"An investigation was conducted to determine the causes of rapid pitting failure of galvanized steel pipe used in consumer plumbing systems. The presence of copper in water and the character of the galvanized steel pipe were factors examined in detail. Pipe manufactured in Korea, Australia, and in the United States was compared for pipe structure and zinc coating. The pipe manufactured in Korea by electrical resistance welding had a pronounced weld seam, whereas U.S. and Australian pipes manufactured with buttwelding had only small or nonexistent seams. Furthermore, the zinc coating on the Korean pipe failed to meet the weight of coating standard (1.8 oz/ft2) in 11 of 14 samples. Examination of the iron/zinc interface on the Korean pipe revealed possible sites of poor adhesion of the coating to the base metal. In pilot testing, increasing copper concentrations (from 0.0 to 5.0 mg/L) produced increased corrosion activity on the pipe surface, as measured by greater deposition of scale, calcium, iron, zinc, and copper. Also, the ratio of iron surface to zinc surface area increased. Other factors such as the mode of exposure and the addition of citrate had no measurable Impact. The corrosion activity measured by scale formation was greatest on the Korean pipe, followed by the U.S. and Australian. Rapid pitting of the sort observed In several southern California homes did not occur under any of the conditions tested."