Corrosive substance
Corrosive substances are substances that can damage tissues when they come in contact with them. Many corrosive liquids are in common use, for example, in batteries. Some are used in cleaning, for example hydrochloric acid is used in some toilet bowl cleaners. Corrosive is one of the five danger risks that a liquid can have, along with toxic, flammable, explosive, and biological hazard.
Corrosive substances are to be dealt with extreme precaution and care. They are extremely harmful and dangerous.
Corrosive Substance Media
Corrosion on exposed metal, including a bolt and nut
Galvanic corrosion of an aluminium plate occurred when the plate was connected to a mild steel structural support.
Gold nuggets do not naturally corrode, even on a geological time scale.
Diagram showing cross-section of pitting corrosion
Normal microstructure of Type 304 stainless steel surface
Sensitized metallic microstructure, showing wider intergranular boundaries
Corrosion in the crevice between the tube and tube sheet (both made of type 316 stainless steel) of a heat exchanger in a seawater desalination plant
The US military shrink wraps equipment such as helicopters to protect them from corrosion and thus save millions of dollars
Galvanized surface
Corroding steel gantry on an electrified railway line
