Exposure rack
5°
Site name:
SE, Bohus-Malmön Kvarnvik
Country:
Sweden
Atmosphere:
Marine
Available space [m²]:
>5000
Altitude [m]:
5
Operational since:
1967
Marine test site located on an island on the Swedish west coast in Kattegatt. The corrosivity is measured at three different positions with different distances to the sea. The data given below is measured at approximately 50 meters from the sea.
Corrosion category (ISO 9223)
| ISO 9223 - Measurement period: 2018-10-01 - 2019-10-01 Measuring inputed: 2022/08/23 | Steel | Zinc | Copper | Aluminium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISO 9223 - Corrosion rate [g/m² year] | 751 | 11 | 26 | 2.3 |
| Corrosivity category | C5 | C3 | C5 | C4 |
| ISO 9223 - Standard deviation of corrosion rate [g/m² year] | ±179 | - | - | - |
Environmental parameters
| Parameter | Value | Measurment period | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall [mm/year] | 967 | 2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01 | |
| Temperature [°C] | 9.4 | 2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01 | |
| SO2 [µg/m³] | 1 | P0 | 2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01 |
| Chloride deposition [mg/m² day] | 577 | S3 | 2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01 |
| pH of rain | 6.4 | 2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01 | |
| Relative humidity [%] | 81 | 2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01 | |
| Total radiation [kWh/m² year] | 992 | 2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01 | |
| Time of wetness [%] | 57 | τ4 | 2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01 |
Exposure racks
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Exposure rack
45°
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Exposure rack
90°
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Exposure rack
Customized
Additional information
Possibility to expose samples at different corrosivity classes due to the large area of the test site. Chloride deposition and corrosivity class is measured at three different positions with different distances to the sea.
Contacts
RISE KIMAB AB, Box 7047, SE-164 07, Kista, Sweden Visiting address: Isafjordsgatan 28 A, Kista, Sweden
Carolina Schneiker (carolina.schneiker@ri.se), +46 10 228 48 61; Bo Rendahl (bo.rendahl@ri.se), +46 10 228 48 58
carolina.schneiker@ri.se