Corrosion induced failure of the ductile iron pipes at micro- and nano-levels

Corrosion induced failure of buried ferrous pipelines causes significant economic losses to the world. Many of the existing buried water pipelines are made of ductile iron in most of the developed countries. Literature shows that the research on the corrosion-induced degradation assessments of ductile iron pipelines is limited and mostly deals with the physical deterioration i.e., loss of wall thickness determined by short-term research. This...