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January 2014
The corrosion.
As reported in Treccani encyclopaedia, the corrosion is “a chemical phenomenon which causes a gradual destruction of materials, usually metals, due to external agents”.
For most of these materials, the metallic state is not the most thermodynamically favourite one. This means that, in determinate weather atmospheric conditions and with suitable oxidizing agents, the metals tend to react in order to move toward a more stable state, which generally consists of oxides and salts.
Continue reading this article in order to learn more about corrosion, Standard ISO 12944 and the solutions of ST to fight the corrosion.