Corrosion: Environments and Industries
Stray Currents in Underground Corrosion
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Published:2006
Abstract
Stray current can be defined as a current in structures that are underground or immersed in an electrolyte that most often accelerate corrosion on a structure where a positive current leaves the structure to enter the earth or an electrolyte. This article provides a description of the principles of stray current and a discussion on the major types of stray current and their properties and prediction methods. It discusses the consequences of stray current and describes the interference tests used for mapping the path of the stray currents. The article also highlights the methods of mitigating the source of stray current.
W. Brian Holtsbaum, Stray Currents in Underground Corrosion, Corrosion: Environments and Industries, Vol 13C, ASM Handbook, Edited By Stephen D. Cramer, Bernard S. Covino, Jr., ASM International, 2006, p 107–114, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v13c.a0004115
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