Corrosion of Copper and Steel Under Atmospheric Conditions

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19136/jobs.a12n34.6674

Keywords:

atmospheric aggressiveness, pollutants, corrosion, metals, ISO Standards

Abstract

The research was carried out in a rural-urban environment with the aim of evaluating the atmospheric corrosion of carbon steel and copper. To determine the corrosivity category of the environment, the ISO 9223 standard was used. Air pollutants were determined according to the methodologies and protocols described in ISO 9225, using the wet sail method to measure chloride ions (Cl-) and the sulfation dish to detect sulfur dioxide (SO2). The results indicate that the pollutant SO2 is classified within the parameters P0 to P1, indicating low levels of corrosive potential, while the pollutant Cl- is assigned an aggressiveness index of S2, recognized as high. Regarding the category of corrosivity of the materials in the study environment, carbon steel showed a C2 classification defined as low, copper category C1 interpreted as very low.

Author Biographies

  • Osiris Angélica López Zapata, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

    Egresada de la Licenciatura en Ingeniería Química, Maestra en Ciencias en Ingeniería, sus líneas de investigación son gases de efecto invernadero y Evaluación de materiales a la atmósfera.

     

  • Ebelia Del Angel Meraz, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco

    Profesora-Investigadora Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Líneas de Investigación; Corrosión Atmosférica, Evaluación de materiales a la atmosfera , Almacenamiento de energía.

    Miembro del sistema Nacional de Investigadores Nivel 1.

  • Francisco Eduardo Corvo Pérez, Autonomous University of Campeche

    Profesor-Investigador de la Universidad Autónoma de Campeche y del Centro de Investigación en Corrosión (CICORR) . Líneas de Investigación: Corrosión Atmosférica. Miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores Nivel II

     

  • Cecilia Silvia Valdés Clemente, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas

    Ingeniera Química por el Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría (ISPJAE): La Habana, Cuba, Doctora en Ciencias Técnicas por la Universidad  Tecnológica de La Habana "José Antonio Echeverría": La Habana, Cuba. Especialista en Protección de Materiales (materiales pétreos y metales) y en contaminación

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López Zapata, O. A., Del Angel Meraz, E., Corvo Pérez, F. E., & Valdés Clemente, C. S. (2026). Corrosion of Copper and Steel Under Atmospheric Conditions. JOURNAL OF BASIC SCIENCES, 12(34), 01-14. https://doi.org/10.19136/jobs.a12n34.6674