OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE
The primary objectives of this study were:
1. Develop an estimate of the total economic impact of metallic corrosion in the United States.
2. Identify national strategies to minimize the impact of corrosion.
The work to accomplish these objectives was conducted through the following main activities:
• Determination of the cost of corrosion based on corrosion control methods and services.
• Determination of the cost of corrosion for specific industry sectors.
• Extrapolation of individual sector costs to a national total corrosion cost.
• Assessment of barriers to progress and effective implementation of optimized corrosion control
practices.
• Development of implementation strategies and recommendations for the realization of
cost-savings.