Root Cause Analysis Reports for MIC/MID Cases: Practical Tips.

Electrochemical corrosion has four elements (anode, cathode, a metallic path, and electrolyte). For non-metals, the first three elements are absent. Thus, corrosion is exclusive used for metals and deterioration for non-metals. Microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) applies to metals and microbiologically influenced deterioration (MID) applies to non-metals such as polymers and composites. In this article, a four-step algorithm/guide to prepare root cause analysis reports for MIC/MID cases is presented. By applying this algorithm, making syntax errors in such analyses will become as low as possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]