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    Dezincification is a process that selectively removes zinc from alloys like brass, leaving behind a porous, weak copper-rich structure. It occurs when water contacts alloys containing more than 15% zinc. The zinc is selectively leached out due to its weak atomic bond and reactivity. This leads to a porous residue with little strength that can cause leakage or breakage. Dezincification tends to occur under slightly acidic or alkaline conditions with low water flow and oxygen levels at warm temperatures. It presents as dull spots on brass surfaces or water seeping through fittings.

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    Dezincification is a process that selectively removes zinc from alloys like brass, leaving behind a porous, weak copper-rich structure. It occurs when water contacts alloys containing more than 15% zinc. The zinc is selectively leached out due to its weak atomic bond and reactivity. This leads to a porous residue with little strength that can cause leakage or breakage. Dezincification tends to occur under slightly acidic or alkaline conditions with low water flow and oxygen levels at warm temperatures. It presents as dull spots on brass surfaces or water seeping through fittings.

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    Dezincification is a process that selectively removes zinc from alloys like brass, leaving behind a porous, weak copper-rich structure. It occurs when water contacts alloys containing more than 15% zinc. The zinc is selectively leached out due to its weak atomic bond and reactivity. This leads to a porous residue with little strength that can cause leakage or breakage. Dezincification tends to occur under slightly acidic or alkaline conditions with low water flow and oxygen levels at warm temperatures. It presents as dull spots on brass surfaces or water seeping through fittings.

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    Definition - What does Dezincification mean?

    Dezincification is a process which selectively removes zinc from an


    alloy, leaving behind a porous, copper-rich structure that has little
    mechanical strength.

    Dezincification can show itself in a variety of ways depending on


    the water composition and service conditions. It may present itself
    as dull red spots on the surface of brass. It can also manifest as
    seepage of water through the walls of fittings or leakage at valves.
    Extreme dezincification can cause actual breakage, with a dull
    coppery appearance to the fracture surface.

    Copper alloys that contain less than 15% zinc and alpha brasses
    inhibited by arsenic or antimony are resistant to dezincification,
    when in service in water or soil environments.

    Why Dezincification Occurs Copper-zinc alloys


    containing more than 15% zinc are susceptible to
    . Zinc is a highly reactive metal, as seen in its galvanic
    dezincification?
    series ranking. This reactivity stems from the fact that
    zinc has a very weak atomic bond relative to other
    metals. Simply, zinc atoms are easily given up to
    solutions with certain aggressive characteristics. During
    dezincification, the more active zinc is selectively
    removed from the brass, leaving behind a weak deposit
    of the porous, more noble copper-rich metal.

    Dezincified brass retains the original shape and dimensions of


    the metal component before corrosion, but the residue is
    porous
    and has very little strength.

    Conditions favoring dezincification are:

    Contact with slightly acid or alkaline water

    Water with little aeration

    Low flow rates of the circulating liquid

    Relatively high tube-wall temperatures

    Permeable deposits or coatings over the tube surface

    TYPES

    An in-service valve suffering from dezincification has a


    white powdery substance or mineral stains on its
    exterior surface. The valve may exhibit water weeping
    from the valve body or stem/bonnet seal. Two types of
    corrosive attack characterize dezincification in this case:

    Plug-type dezincification

    Uniform-layer dezincification

    Plug-type dezincification

    Plug-type dezincification is localized within surrounding


    surfaces mostly unaffected by corrosion. This type of
    dezincification penetrates deeply into the sidewalls of
    valves and fittings. Common failures associated with
    plug-type attack include penetration through the
    sidewalls that causes water seepage or loss of
    mechanical strength in threaded sections to the point of
    fracture

    Uniform-layer dezincification

    Uniform-layer dezincification leaches zinc from a broad


    area of the surface. This type of dezincification
    uniformly reduces the wall thickness of the valve or
    fitting. A complex set of conditions must be present for
    dezincification to occur, and the occurrence is often
    related to region of the country.

    The service conditions generally present where


    The service conditions generally present where dezincification occurs include:
    dezincification
    occurs include:

    Water with high levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide (uniform attack).

    Stagnant or slow moving waters (uniform attack).

    Slightly acidic water, low in salt content and at room temperature (uniform attack).

    Soft, low pH and low mineral water combined with oxygen, which forms zinc oxide
    (uniform attack).

    Waters with high chloride ion content (uniform attack).


    Neutral or alkaline waters, high in salt content and at or above room temperature
    (plug-type attack).

    Referance

    https://www.nace.org/Corrosion-Central/Corrosion101/Dezincification/

    http://www.corrosionpedia.com/definition/384/dezincifica
    tion

    http://www.slideshare.net/labeebmlp/selective-leachingor-dezincification

    http://baike.baidu.com/link?url=3CPqFpyTFmWjR7oEoz5py-lLWxmKX73ICdnow6TGiMM4ngISJ3oMmFC_rHbSCWq9qT
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