Thickness of rust on steel
Thickness of rust on steel
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Hi:
I know I probably will not provide enough informaiton to get what I need, but here goes...I need to estimate how much rust is sandblasted off of a large piece of steel which I beleive to be some type of mild carbon steel with a coating of surface rust. Are there any methods out there on how to estimate the thickness of a rust layer or calculate how many milimeters of rust will develop over a certain amount of time assuming storage in an indoor environment? Is there perhaps a rule of thumb that predicts how many milimeters of rust will develop over the course of say a month?
I am familiar with the oxidation process, but know nothing about the rate at which this process occurs or how to predict it. If I need to provide more information to get an estimate, what kind of information do I need?
I know I probably will not provide enough informaiton to get what I need, but here goes...I need to estimate how much rust is sandblasted off of a large piece of steel which I beleive to be some type of mild carbon steel with a coating of surface rust. Are there any methods out there on how to estimate the thickness of a rust layer or calculate how many milimeters of rust will develop over a certain amount of time assuming storage in an indoor environment? Is there perhaps a rule of thumb that predicts how many milimeters of rust will develop over the course of say a month?
I am familiar with the oxidation process, but know nothing about the rate at which this process occurs or how to predict it. If I need to provide more information to get an estimate, what kind of information do I need?





RE: Thickness of rust on steel
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RE: Thickness of rust on steel
In dry storage, rust formation should be darn slow. The primary "drivers" are salt concentration (mostly from chlorides) and moisture level.
RE: Thickness of rust on steel