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. 2023 Jun 29;9(7):e17811. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17811

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]