Table 1.
Research on atmospheric corrosion in metallic materials carried out on islands around the world.
Island | Stations | Weather Köppen-Geiger | Exposed materials | Corrosion products | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canary Islands, Spain | 39 | BW, BS, Cs | Zinc, copper, aluminum, and galvanized steel | β–FeOOH, α–FeOOH, γ–FeOOH, and Fe3O4, Fe2O3 | [32] |
Cuban archipelago | 6 | Aw | Copper | (Cu2(OH)3Cl (Cu3(SO4)(OH)4) (Cu4(SO4)(OH)6) |
[33] |
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) | 35 | BW, BS, Cs | Zinc | ZnO, Zn4CO3(OH)6 H2O, Zn5(OH)8Cl2 H2O, NaZn4Cl(OH)6SO4 H2O, Zn3O(SO4)2, Zn4SO4(OH)6 | [31,34] |
Canary Islands, Spain | 74 | BW, BS, Cs | Carbon steel, copper, and zinc | Zn5Cl2(OH)8·H2O Cu2O, (CuCl2·3Cu(OH)2 |
[6] |
Cuba | 7 | Aw | Carbon steel, copper, galvanized steel, and aluminum | [35] | |
Nansha Islands, China | 1 | Af | Copper | Cu2Cl(OH)3, Cu2O | [36] |
Nansha Islands, China | 1 | Af | Aluminum | Al2O3, AlCl3, Al(OH)3 | [37] |
Spratly Islands, Philippines, and Vietnam. | 1 | AM | Low-carbon steel | β–FeOOH, α–FeOOH, γ–FeOOH, and Fe3O4 | [38] |