Quiz 1 – Corrosion

When steel corrodes, it:

Corrosion can only occur when the following elements are present:

The most widely used method to prevent corrosion today, particularly on carbon steel, is:

Corrosion occurs at the

The anode, cathode, electrolyte and connection between the anode and cathode is known as:

Assuming oxygen is present, the surface of carbon steel already contains three out of four elements needed to corrode; the missing element is:

Which of the following metals is the most likely to corrode:

When some metals corrode, it is not a problem, because the corrosion forms a protective oxide layer. One of those metals is:

Sacrificial protection is accomplished by using:

When dissimilar metals are connected, the one that requires more energy to convert to a pure metal:

Converting iron ore into carbon steel requires:

The primary component of steel is:

A high strength, low alloy steel that provides greater resistance to atmospheric corrosion than conventional carbon steel is called: