RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 A novel approach to the mathematical modelling of atmospheric corrosion rates from fragmented subtropical environments A1 Souto, Ricardo Manuel A1 Vasconcelos, H. Cristina A1 Fernández Pérez, Bibiana María A1 Morales, José A1 González, Sergio A1 Cano Fernández, Víctor Javier A1 Santana, Juan José K1 atmospheric corrosion K1 mathematical models K1 carbon steel K1 fragmented geographical area K1 subtropical region AB A new mathematical model for the estimation of atmospheric corrosion rates that satisfactorily describes the behaviour of carbon steel F111 in a fragmented subtropical region has been developed. It is a semi-empirical equation that includes a set of qualitative coefficients established from collections at short exposures (typically one year), in addition to environmental parameters, namely duration of exposure, time of wetness, and deposition rate for chloride ions and sulphur dioxide. The validity of the proposed model has been tested by comparing the estimates obtained using this equation with the experimental data collected from 35 outdoor test sites during 3 years. Satisfactory estimates of the corrosion rates matching the majority of the experimental observations for longer exposures were obtained YR 2015 FD 2015 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/19067 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/19067 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 25-nov-2024