1.1 This practice covers suggested procedures for preparing bare, solid metal specimens for tests, for removing corrosion products after the test has been completed, and for evaluating the corrosion damage that has occurred. Emphasis is placed on procedures related to the evaluation of corrosion by mass loss and pitting measurements. (Warning—In many cases the corrosion product on the reactive metals titanium and zirconium is a hard and tightly bonded oxide that defies removal by chemical or ordinary mechanical means. In many such cases, corrosion rates are established by mass gain rather than mass loss.)
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific warning statements, see
1.1 and
7.2.
1.4 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM G1-03(2017)e1 Referenced Document
ASTM A262 Standard Practices for Detecting Susceptibility to Intergranular Attack in Austenitic Stainless Steels
ASTM D1193 Standard Specification for Reagent Water
ASTM D1384 Standard Test Method for Corrosion Test for Engine Coolants in Glassware
ASTM D2776 Standard Test Methods for Corrosivity of Water in the Absence of Heat Transfer (Electrical Methods)
ASTM G16 Standard Guide for Applying Statistics to Analysis of Corrosion Data
ASTM G193 Standard Terminology and Acronyms Relating to Corrosion*, 2022-08-01 Update
ASTM G31 Standard Practice for Laboratory Immersion Corrosion Testing of Metals
ASTM G33 Standard Practice for Recording Data from Atmospheric Corrosion Tests of Metallic-Coated Steel Specimens*, 2020-11-01 Update
ASTM G46 Standard Guide for Examination and Evaluation of Pitting Corrosion*, 2018-10-01 Update
ASTM G50 Standard Practice for Conducting Atmospheric Corrosion Tests on Metals
ASTM G78 Standard Guide for Crevice Corrosion Testing of Iron-Base and Nickel-Base Stainless Alloys in Seawater and Other Chloride-Containing Aqueous Environments
ASTM G1-03(2017)e1 history
2017ASTM G1-03(2017)e1 Standard Practice for Preparing, Cleaning, and Evaluating Corrosion Test Specimens
2003ASTM G1-03(2011) Standard Practice for Preparing, Cleaning, and Evaluating Corrosion Test Specimens
2003ASTM G1-03 Standard Practice for Preparing, Cleaning, and Evaluating Corrosion Test Specimens
1999ASTM G1-90(1999)e1 Standard Practice for Preparing, Cleaning, and Evaluating Corrosion Test Specimens
1972ASTM G1-72 Recommended Practice for Preparing, Cleaning, And Evaluating Corrosion Test Specimens