The Building Industry: SOME PROBLEMS with CORROSION of NON‐FERROUS METALS Part 1 Available to Purchase

A review of corrosion problems in domestic building is presented with emphasis on the behaviour of non‐ferrous metals in various environments. The durability of metals in contact with building mortars and with soils is discussed with particular reference to aluminium and zinc. The author is optimistic for the wider deployment of non‐ferrous metals in building in the future and points out that the quoted examples of failure, although alarming in prospect, represent a truly minor proportion of building applications.