Salt Spray Testing in the
The gradual degradation of metals by a chemical reaction is called Corrosion. In other words, a corrosive reaction would occur when a metal is exposed to an oxidant (oxygen) creating an electrochemical oxidation. Rusting of iron is one of the most common examples of corrosion that the general population is aware of. Since corrosion is common and can happen to most metals used commercially, theories and ways to protect metals from corrosion were developed. Applied coatings (paints, etc.) and reactive coatings (zinc, etc.) are some of the typical coatings used for the protection of metals from corrosion. Once the methods of protection from corrosion were developed, there was a need to test these processes to scale them on the benchmarks of time, cost effectiveness and overall performance. Salt spray testing was identified and accepted as the standardized corrosion test methodology. The salt spray test helps determine the resistance of the metal and coatings against corrosion. With this