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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1964 May; 12(3): 197-200
Copyright © 1964 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Selection of a Microbiological Corrosion System for Studying Effects on Structural Aluminum Alloys

Applied Science and Engineering Laboratories, General Dynamics/Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas

ABSTRACT

Two laboratory methods, a metal-strip test and a tank test, were evaluated as microbiological corrosion systems for producing corroded test specimens on a structural aluminum alloy. The results show that corrosion of the test alloy occurred best in the metal-strip test in a deionized water-fuel medium inoculated with a mixture of microorganisms under aerated conditions. The metal-strip test was more successful for producing large numbers of corroded test specimens and proved more economical than the tank-type test, since less structural material is needed to obtain a specimen with sufficient corrosion areas, and since the corrosion can more easily be restricted by maskants to certain areas for specific test purposes.