Corrosion is a phenomenon that occurs in most environments, so no industry can be safe from the costs of corrosion. For example, the oil, gas and petrochemical industries, factories and heavy manufacturing industries (iron smelting, steelmaking, etc.), transportation, water and wastewater, are among the industries that are severely affected by this phenomenon. This section attempts to briefly examine corrosion in several important industries.

The destructive phenomenon of corrosion has a very long history, and mankind has always dealt with the problems caused by it, but scientific approach and study in this field do not have much history. In the middle of the 18th century, the phenomenon of corrosion was noticed, but no solution was presented to solve the problems caused by it.

Investing in corrosion control is a form of profitability. Ignoring corrosion problems in any industrial and manufacturing unit leads to hidden costs that are impossible to avoid. The first step in corrosion economics is to choose an appropriate method to minimize corrosion costs. These costs can include: production and equipment costs, loss of valuable products, undesirable product appearance, environmental costs, and so on.

The impact of various factors on corrosion damage are: 1_ Design, material selection and process 2_ Lack of necessary instructions 3_ Human error 4_ Poor inspection 5_ Poor layout, installation and coordination 6_ Failure to anticipate unwanted events 7_ Other cases