So long as man continues to explore the ocean and its environs for minerals, alternate foods, and other products of the sea, he must undertake a corresponding search for materials which can withstand the deteriorating effects of that environment. The serviceability of the metals and nonmetals employed in seawater structures cannot be disregarded. As man devotes more and more effort to offshore drilling, ocean mining, extractive metallurgy, and offshore meteorology, he must develop the best possible materials for use in the new technologies.
Fundamental to the development of such substances is a knowledge of how they will behave in various marine environments. In attempting to obtain such information, various industrial organizations, governmental agencies, and educational institutions have conducted thorough testing of construction materials to observe their action under exposure to ocean surroundings for extended periods of time. Reports covering the information gathered by these organizations are presented in this book dealing with corrosion of materials in marine environments.

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