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Corrosion Rate Conversion: Ma CM MM Year Mpy GM Day Ma CM MM Year Mpy GM Day

This document provides charts to convert between common units of corrosion measurement, including corrosion current (mA cm-2), mass loss (g m-2 day-1), and penetration rates (mm y-1 or mpy). It gives conversion factors for general metals as well as specifically for steel. For steel, 1 mA cm-2 equals 11.6 mm per year, 456 mpy, or 249 g per square meter per day. The document explains how to use the tables to convert between units from left to right.

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Corrosion Rate Conversion: Ma CM MM Year Mpy GM Day Ma CM MM Year Mpy GM Day

This document provides charts to convert between common units of corrosion measurement, including corrosion current (mA cm-2), mass loss (g m-2 day-1), and penetration rates (mm y-1 or mpy). It gives conversion factors for general metals as well as specifically for steel. For steel, 1 mA cm-2 equals 11.6 mm per year, 456 mpy, or 249 g per square meter per day. The document explains how to use the tables to convert between units from left to right.

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  • Corrosion Rate Conversion

Corrosion Rate Conversion

The following charts provide a simple way to convert data between the most common corrosion
units in usage, i.e. corrosion current (mA cm-2) , mass loss (g m-2 day-1) and penetration rates
(mm y-1 or mpy) for all metals or for steel

mA cm-2 mm year-1 mpy g m-2 day-1


mA cm-2 1 3.28 M/nd 129 M/nd 8.95 M/n
mm year-1 0.306 nd/M 1 39.4 2.74 d
mpy 0.00777 nd/M 0.0254 1 0.0694 d
g m-2 day-1 0.112 n/M 0.365 /d 14.4 /d 1

 where:
o mpy = milli-inch per year
o n = number of electrons freed by the corrosion reaction
o M = atomic mass
o d = density

Note: you should read the Table from left to right, i.e.:
1 mA cm-2 = (3.28 M/nd) mm y-1 = (129 M/nd) mpy = (8.95 M/n) g m-2 day-1

For example, if the metal is steel or iron (Fe), n =2, M = 55.85 g and d = 7.88 g cm-3 and the
Table of conversion becomes:

mA cm-2 mm year-1 mpy g m-2 day-1


mA cm-2 1 11.6 456 249
mm year-1 0.0863 1 39.4 21.6
mpy 0.00219 0.0254 1 0.547
-2
g m day -1 0.00401 0.0463 1.83 1
Note: you should read the Table from left to right, i.e.:
1 mA cm-2 = 11.6 mm y-1 = 456 mpy = 249 g m-2 day-1

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