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Geothermal corrosion #1: Which metals are more sensitive to geothermal corrosion? (2018)

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BRANZ field trials showed that copper and mild steel suffered serious corrosion in the Rotorua exposure sites, and zinc did too where concentrations of sulphur-containing gases were high. Aluminium and stainless steel corroded more slowly in a geothermal environment than a marine environment.

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Publication date June 2018