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Forensic Corrosion Engineering
A branch of Forensic engineering, the subject focuses on the physical and circumstantial evidence associated with materials degradation or failures resulting from Corrosion. The three main objectives of forensic corrosion engineering include characterizing the basic Electrochemical mechanisms and environmental conditions responsible for the corrosion damage, identifying the factors that led up to the corrosion damage using Root cause analysis, and proposing effective means of Mitigating corrosion for simliar facilities or equipment. While similar to the field of Forensic materials engineering, Forensic corrosion engineering may be applied to failed components or process equipment (such as piping) that are presently experiencing corrosion while still in service. Failed components used in forensic corrosion investigations require special handling to preserve evidence that is easily lost or altered. In-service components experiencing corrosion damage may also be used for forensic corrosion investigation however the ability to obtain samples from the wetted surface is often difficult. Many analytical methods may be used in forensic corrosion investigations, these being determined by the nature of the failure and the associated circumstances.

Electrochemical mechanisms
All corrosion results from the presence of an Electrochemical cell on the material surface, where metal loss (oxidation) occurs at the Anode and reduction occurs at the Cathode.

Mitigating corrosion
There are numerous approaches to mitigating or controlling corrosion. Corrosion inside pipelines for example is often mitigated using Corrosion inhibitor.