ASTM D 2688 - 05 Standard Test Method for Corrosivity of Water in the Absence of Heat Transfer (Weight Loss Method)

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2005. Published January 2005. 7 р. This test method covers the determination of the corrosivity of water by evaluating pitting and by measuring the weight loss of metal specimens. Pitting is a form of localized corrosion: weight loss is a measure of the average corrosion rate. The rate of corrosion of a metal immersed in water is a function of the tendency for the metal to corrode and is also a function of the tendency for water and the materials it contains to promote (or inhibit) corrosion.