
The applicable conditions of service should be evaluated and protection provided in terms of the expected life of
the part. Also, the part design may have an important effect on prevention of corrosion in severe environments and
should be considered in relation to the materials and/or treatments and coatings. Trapped moisture, lack of
ventilation, crevices, and other design details or effects of design may be significant.
In general, the corrosion preventive requirements of most automotive parts may be satisfied by a combination of
the following:
a. Selection of material
b. Design considerations
c. Choice of protective treatments and/or coatings
The application of treatments or coatings to metal almost always requires some form of cleaning or other
preparation for satisfactory results. Variations required for different coatings will be covered where they are
considered important to the results obtained.
A general discussion of the methods, characteristics of materials, and specific applications is given in subsequent
test.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Scope........................................................................................................................................................4
2. References................................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Applicable Documents ..............................................................................................................................4
2.1.1 SAE Publications ......................................................................................................................................4
2.1.2 ASTM Publications....................................................................................................................................4
2.1.3 SME Publications......................................................................................................................................5
2.1.4 Other Publications.....................................................................................................................................5
2.2 Related Publications .................................................................................................................................6
3. Glossary of Corrosion-Related Terms.......................................................................................................7
4. Chapter 1—Principles of Corrosion ........................................................................................................10
4.1 Electrochemical Theory ..........................................................................................................................10
4.2 Factors Affecting Corrosion Rate............................................................................................................14
4.3 Forms of Corrosion .................................................................................................................................14
4.3.1 Concentration Cell Corrosion..................................................................................................................15
4.3.2 Pitting Corrosion .....................................................................................................................................16
4.3.3 Galvanic Corrosion .................................................................................................................................17
4.3.4 Stress Corrosion .....................................................................................................................................19
4.3.5 Intergranular Corrosion...........................................................................................................................20
4.3.6 Exfoliation Corrosion...............................................................................................................................23
4.3.7 Dezincification (Dealloying).....................................................................................................................23
4.3.8 Fretting Corrosion ...................................................................................................................................23
4.3.9 Corrosion Fatigue ...................................................................................................................................24
4.3.10 Cavitation-Corrosion ...............................................................................................................................25
5. Chapter 2—Design Considerations ........................................................................................................25
5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................25
5.2 General Design Guide ............................................................................................................................25
5.2.1 Hood Assembly.......................................................................................................................................26
5.2.2 Fender Assembly ....................................................................................................................................27
5.2.3 Door Assembly........................................................................................................................................27
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