ABSTRACT
Corrosive wear, a synergetic wearing out of material due to the collective outcome of corrosion and wear, happens when the particular material is working in a corrosive environment. Damage to the material is based on the severity of the corrosion medium, and this type of wear can be observed mainly in marine, mining, mineral processing and chemical industry applications. Conventional metals including cast iron and steel have traditionally been employed for fabricating components for these applications, but with advancements in the field of materials, novel materials that inhibit corrosive wear to some extent have replaced traditional ones in some applications. This chapter emphasizes the different commercialized composite materials that have been used widely in corrosive wear applications, including composites based on a metal, polymer or ceramic matrix. A detailed analysis of matrix materials and reinforcement materials is discussed along with the applications for which the particular material is employed or intended. New materials that are under research are also analyzed and put forward so that they can be tried out in real-life applications. Failures in composite materials due to corrosive wear under different conditions are also discussed and the different mechanisms of failure are clarified.
