Research Article

Atmospheric Corrosion Behavior of 2A12 Aluminum Alloy in a Tropical Marine Environment

Table 2

Climatic parameters and atmospheric pollutants of Xisha islands during 4 years of exposure.

Exposure siteXishaTOW2562 h/year ()

Location112°20′E, 16°50′NRainfall1526 mm/year
Max. temperature33.3°CCl deposition rate112.68 mg/m2 d ()
Min. temperature20.1°CSO2 deposition rate<0.1 mg/m2 d ()
Average temperature27°CSunshine2675 h/year
Max. RH94%pH of rain6.5
Min. RH61%Distance to sea100 m
Average RH77%