CORROSION OF METALS IN NATURAL AND TREATED WATERS — PART 1

In this three‐part paper the various types of attack encountered with natural and treated waters are examined in relation to the composition of the water. The examples given are taken from a large number encountered in dealing with enquiries from industrial and private organisations, mainly in the U.K. (The Corrosion Group of the National Chemical Laboratory provides an advisory service to assist organisations in the solutions of their problems.) In this first part the composition and chemical equilibrium of waters and their variation with source of supply are discussed.