NACE Article on Understanding Structure-to-Electrolyte Readings

An article written by M. C. Miller's director of research, Robert M. Park, on the subject of structure-to-electrolyte readings, has been published in this month's issue of NACE's Materials Performance journal (September 2009 issue, pages 32-36) or read it here. The article provides the corrosion engineer with a guide to understanding the nature of structure-to-electrolyte readings and how such readings are critically dependent on the electrode potentials of the various reference electrode types commonly used in the corrosion industry. The article also provides a universal formula that allows readings taken using alternative reference electrode types to be adjusted to the copper/copper sulfate electrode potential.