Systems, kits, and methods for determining corrosion tendencies of an aqueous sample on metal alloys exposed thereto

Abstract

Disclosed are a system (100), kit (113), and method (400) for assessing the corrosion tendencies of metal alloys in aqueous solutions (120). In one embodiment, a metal alloy sample (104) is exposed to a water sample (106), and the aqueous solution (120) is tested for indicative metal ions using reagents (114) that undergo spectral changes. The test compares the metal alloy sample exposed aqueous solution (120) to an unexposed spectral reference standard (122, 122v) to determine corrosion extent, anticorrosive treatment effectiveness, and optimal treatment concentrations. The kit (113) may include colorogenic and / or fluorogenic reagents, spectral reference standards, and the system may incorporate a dual-detection spectrometry instrument 138 for precise recorded analysis

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