Research Article

Analysis of Short-Term Steel Corrosion Products Formed in Tropical Marine Environments of Panama

Table 3

Corrosivity at test stations based on environmental data during one year of exposure.

Test siteDistance from seashore (m)Cl−1
(mg·m2/d)
SO2
(mg·m2/d)
Time of wetness %Classification of the environment ISO 9223Corrosion class (ISO)

Tocumen500011.74.055.3S1P0τ 4C3
Fort Sherman-Open60022.93.866.3S1P0τ 5C4
Fort Sherman-Coastal5029.03.966.3S1P0τ 5C4
Fort Sherman-Breakwater31490.04.366.3S3P0τ 5>C5