SEDL / STP / STP1013-EB / STP19715S

A Method for Corrosion Testing of Cable-Shielding Materials in Soils

Haynes, G
Member, Group Technical Staff, and head, Electrochemical and Corrosion Laboratory, Texas Instruments Inc., Attleboro, MA

Hessler, G
Communications specialist, REA-Outside Plant Branch, Washington, DC,

Gerdes, R
Director, Contel Laboratories, Contel Corp., Norcross, GA

Bow, K
Senior associate development scientist, The Dow Chemical Co., Granville, OH

Baboian, R
Member, Group Technical Staff, and head, Electrochemical and Corrosion Laboratory, Texas Instruments Inc., Attleboro, MA

Pages: 12    Published: Jan 1989

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Abstract

A method for testing shielding materials for corrosion resistance is presented. Techniques for preparing specimens and evaluating the effects of alternating current on corrosion are described. Analytic methods are discussed for determining soil constituents which impact corrosion. The results of a six-year burial program for cable-shielding materials are listed.