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Anaerobic Microbial Corrosion
This type of corrosion of cast iron causes graphitisation, a process in which a pipe loses much of its iron thereby becoming soft and brittle. Steel and aluminium pipes are also subjected to anaerobic corrosion. Anaerobic microbial corrosion of steel results in localised pitting which sometimes causes perforation of the pipe.