Robert Mallet-Pioneer Corrosion Engineer

Abstract

An appraisal has been made of the reports of Robert Mallet on the action of water and air upon iron and steel, based on tests made in 1838–42 under the sponsorship of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. These reports are of interest for their revelation of the remarkably clear, comprehensive and practical knowledge of corrosion possessed at that early date. A brief review of some aspects of progress in the understanding of corrosion from 1800 to the present is also given.

Electrodeposition of minerals in sea water: Experiments and applications

“…The constancy of the ratios of the major elements throughout the oceans has long been well known [5]. In 1837, following the work of Davy on the protection of iron by zinc anodes, Mallet demonstrated that zinc so used became covered with a thick layer of zinc oxide and calciferous crystals which blocked the zinc surface [6], [7]. In 1940 and 1947, G. C. Cox was issued U.S.…”