CORROSION RESISTANCE OF NON‐FERROUS CASTINGS

Whilst it may be possible to produce alloys possessing a very high degree of resistance to corrosion, frequently they are deficient in mechanical or physical properties. Alternatively, the difficulties encountered in manufacture, or the prohibitive cost of materials, preclude their wide industrial application. By suitably varying the alloying additions to a very small number of basic metals a wide range of alloys can be produced, which not only possess good corrosion resistance but are also endowed with strength, ductility, hardness and wear‐resistance, etc.