Question: 1-1. Radial steel belted automobile tires are commonly constructed of rubber reinforced with braided steel wire, each strand coated with copper. The copper coating is

1-1. Radial steel belted automobile tires are commonly constructed of rubber reinforced with braided steel wire, each strand coated with copper. The copper coating is included to enhance adhesion of the rubber tire casing to the wire. How might corrosion contribute to tire failure? Which forms of corrosion might be involved? 
1-2. What costs (Section 1.2) might be involved in tire failures in Problem 1-1 above? 
1-3. In the steam return pipe failure described in Section 1.2.2, what are some of the costs which may result from this and similar failures? 
1-4. For iron corroding in acidified, aerated seawater, write the probable anodic and cathodic reactions. 

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