Method for placing a corrosion test specimen into an environment to be tested

摘要

A method for protecting the prepared surface of a corrosion test specimen from a contaminating environment while the specimen is being placed in an environment to be tested. After the surface has been prepared, the specimen is encapsulated in ice which protects it from exposure to the contaminating environment. The ice melts after the ice-encapsulated specimen has been placed into the environment to be tested, thereby exposing the prepared surface.