Handbook of Environmental Degradation of Materials

Myer Kutz has been heading his own firm, Myer Kutz Associates, Inc., since 1990. For the past two decades, he has focused on writing and developing engineering handbooks on a wide range of technical topics, such as mechanical, materials, biomedical, transportation, and environmentally conscious engineering. Earlier, his firm supplied consulting services to a large client roster, including Fortune 500 companies, scientific societies, and large and small publishers. He has been a trustee of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and chaired committees of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Association of American Publishers (AAP). He is a long-time judge for the AAP's annual PROSE Awards, and holds engineering degrees from MIT and RPI, served as an officer in the US Army Ordnance Corp, and worked in the aerospace industry on the Apollo project. He is the author of nine books. He writes “The Scholarly Publishing Scene”, a column for the magazine Against the Grain. He lives in Delmar, New York, with his wife, Arlene.

Part I: Analysis1. Analysis of Failures of Metallic Materials due to Environmental Factors2. Laboratory Assessment of Corrosion3. Modeling of Corrosion Processes4. Lifetime Predictions

Part II: Types of Degradation5. Electrochemical Corrosion6. Localized Corrosion7. High-Temperature Oxidation8. Weathering of Plastics9. Chemical and Physical Aging of Polymers10. Thermal Degradation of Plastics11. Environmental Degradation of Reinforced Concrete12. Biofouling and prevention, and biodeterioration and biodegradation of materials13. Material Flammability14. Fire Retardant Materials

Part III: Protective Measures15. Cathodic Protection16. Thermal Protective Clothing17. Wood Protection18. Materials Selection for Environmental Degradation Prevention

Part IV: Surface Engineering19. The Intersection of Design, Manufacturing, and Surface Engineering (updated to include new coatings: (biomimetic, nanostructured and conductive polymers)20. Nanostructured Surfaces and Nanomaterial Coatings21. Protective Coatings for Aluminum Alloys22. Anti-Corrosion Paints23. Thermal and Environmental Barrier Coatings24. Thermay Spray Coatings25. Paint Weathering Tests26. Coatings for Concrete Surfaces: Testing and Modeling27. The importance of intrinsic defects in the protective behavior of coatings28. Plastics Additives for Environmental Stability

Part V: Industrial Applications29. Degradation of Spacecraft Materials30. Cathodic Protection for Pipelines31. Tanker Corrosion32. Barrier Packaging Materials33. Corrosion prevention and control programs for chemical processing equipment