The main objective of corrosion management is to define the process for successful development, implementation and continuous improvement of a Corrosion Management System (CMS). Industrial standards and existing literature describes different frameworks for CMS, but high level philosophy in all of them are identical:

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Corrosion – The chemical or electrochemical reaction between a material, usually a metal, and its environment that produces a deterioration of the material and its properties. Corrosion intrudes itself into many parts of our lives. Far too many have seen rust holes even in new automobiles, outdoor deterioration of garden appliances and steel house-hold, rust in water systems ant etc.  That these effects are caused by “corrosion” is well known.  Corrosion processes have great impact in deterioration of industry utilities and it is one of the main risks for major accidents in oil-gas facilities. The economic costs of corrosion in the United States of America alone have been estimated between $70 billion and $126 billion per year.

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