what is corrosion
CORROSION OF METALS AND ITS PREVENTION. WHAT IS CORROSION. Corrosion is the deterioration of materials by chemical interaction with their environment. The term corrosion is sometimes also applied to the degradation of plastics, concrete and. wood, but generally refers to metals. The most widely used metal is iron (usually as steel)
Corrosion is degradation of materialsâ properties due to interactions. with their environments, and corrosion of most metals (and many. materials for that matter) is inevitable. While primarily associated. with metallic materials, all material types are susceptible to. degradation.