Electrochemical Corrosion Phenomenon and Prospect of Materials Selection in Curtailing the Challenges

Abstract

Abstract Corrosion evolution over time has caused severe damage to life; affects the economic, environmental, and mechanical aspects of materials services. Corrosion is an electrochemical reaction; it is a reaction that involves the movement of electrons from one place to another. Electrochemical reactions include both oxidation and reduction reactions; oxidation reactions increase the valence number of material by removing particles from the material, making it positively charged. In other ways, technological advancement has provided several attempts to understand this catastrophe, providing consistent mitigating measures and control toward attaining less cost. This overview study the electrochemical corrosion phenomena and the prospect of materials selection in curtailing the ranging challenges.