The development of polymer composites containing inhibitors of metal corrosion is an important endeavour in modern materials science and technology. Corrosion inhibitors can be located in a polymer matrix in the solid, liquid or gaseous phase. This book details the thermodynamic principles for selecting these components, their compatibility and their effectiveness. The various mechanisms of metal protection - barrier, inhibiting and electromechanical - are considered, as are the conflicting requirements placed on the structure of the combined material. Two main classes of inhibited materials (structural and films/coatings) are described in detail. Examples are given of structural plastics used in friction units subjected to mechano-chemical wear and of polymer films/coatings for protecting metal objects against corrosion.

Zusammenfassung
One of the key problems of failure-free operation of machinery is prevention of corrosion. The global scale of modern production makes this problem even more critical. At the beginning of the 21st century industrial contami- tion and the corrosion-active nature of the environment reached a level such that corrosive damage of materials became commensurate with their prod- tion volume and expenditure on anticorrosion protection of machines became comparable with investments in basic production. Anticorrosion techniques changed from being an auxiliary service to industrial enterprises into a dev- oping, scienti?cally intensive and generously ?nanced branch of production. Polymers occupy a very speci?c place amongst anticorrosion techniques. Polymers combine good chemical resistance with impermeability to di?- ent media and unusual deformation characteristics. The main principle of their application as anticorrosion means is the creation of a tight barrier that insulates metal machine parts or constructions from corrosion agents. The advantages of polymers allow the creation of such a barrier at minimal cost,providingprotectionoftheworkingmachinesfromcorrosion,combining their manufacture with preservation and decreasing the cost of anticorrosion. This is one of the main reasons why world production of polymer materials increased by almost 50% in the past decade.

Inhalt
From the contents: Design Principles of Plastic Containing Metal Corrosion Inhibitors.- Underlying Notions.- Corrosion Processes in Metal-Polymer Contacts.- Components of Inhibited Plastics.- Thermodynamic and Process Compatibility of the Components of Inhibited Plastics.- Manufacturing Methodology of Inhibited Plastics.- Estimation Procedures of Inhibited Plastics Efficiency.- Designation of Inhibited Plastics.- Films Incorporating Corrosion Inhibitors.- Classification.- Production Methods.- Structure, Properties and Protection Mechanism.- Quality Control.- Fields of Application.- Inhibited Coatings.- Polymer Coatings as Elements of Anticorrosion.- Modern Trends in Coating Design.- Coating Techniques.- Adhesion.- The Range of Inhibited Coatings.- Structural Inhibited Plastics.- Corrosive Wear of Metals.- Electrical Processes in Movable Metal-Polymer Contacts.- Tribochemical Processes in Metal-Polymer Contacts.- Suppression of Mechanochemical Wear of Metals by Inhibited Plastics.- Inhibited Antifrictional Materials.- Inhibited Engineering Materials.- Glues.- Sealants.- Plastic CI Carriers.- Inhibited Plastic Containers.- Microcapsules.- Economic and Social Aspects of Adoption of Inhibited Plastics.- Cost-Effectiveness.- Safety Measures.- Production and Application Ecology.