3. Conclusion

In these first two articles and [M 4 221] dealing with dry corrosion of metals and alloys, we wanted to present the principles and mechanisms of this form of degradation in a simplified way. Understanding these phenomena requires a sound theoretical basis. In the real world of industry, the complexity of situations far exceeds the descriptions presented here. The reader confronted with such situations will then be able, with sufficient background knowledge, to tackle all the following articles (whose references are given at the end of the introduction) where concrete examples of dry corrosion in industrial installations will be studied: oxidation, carburization, sulfurization, nitridation and corrosion in the presence of molten deposits, for materials available on the market: steels, stainless steels, alloys, as well as the methods that make it possible to control or reduce...