What causes corrosion in pipes? How can we stop corrosion? These are serious questions that, if left unanswered, can have costly consequences.
Next to fire, pipeline corrosion represents one of the most serious threats and potential monetary losses to any private, commercial or industrial property. Even with countermeasures in place, the estimated cost for replacing corroded pipe systems last year was more than $1.1 trillion, according to a study by the National Association of Corrosion Engineers. Pipe system failures due to corrosion can sometimes be found in the most unlikely of places — fire suppression systems now fail within two to
