Anode Consumption Rate and Electrochemical Capacity

We can express an anode’s consumption rate and electrochemical capacity in different units: SI or Imperil. What’s more, sometimes converting between the two units can help us understand the value better and use it more easily. As a result, it is helpful for cathodic protection and corrosion engineers, inspectors, and technicians to convert data to more understandable units. Here, we present the anode consumption rates and electrochemical units used in the CCPTools app. Generally, the consumption rate is expressed with the Weight/(Current x Time) generic unit. Furthermore, the general unit formula of electrochemical capacity is the inverse, being (Current x Time)/Weight.

Anode Consumption Rate Example

The generic form of the anode consumption rate coefficient is Weight/(Current x Time). Here you can find the coefficient used for the first series in the CCPTools with some examples:

Anode Electrochemical Capacity Example

In the second unit group, electrochemical capacity, the unit measurement is inverse to the consumption rate and the generic formula is (Current x Time)/Weight. In the table below, you can see the related coefficient with some examples:

In CCPTools, under the Measurement/Anode Consumption Rate menu, you are able to easily convert anode consumption rates and electrochemical capacity.