1.1本指南定义了在计算机化腐蚀数据库中容纳所需搜索策略和可靠数据比较所需的数据类别和特定数据元素（字段）。数据条目旨在容纳与腐蚀基本形式相关的数据，并作为构建多源数据库汇编的指南，能够评估金属和合金在各种环境和暴露条件下的兼容性。

1.1 This guide defines the data categories and specific data elements (fields) considered necessary to accommodate desired search strategies and reliable data comparisons in computerized corrosion databases. The data entries are designed to accommodate data relative to the basic forms of corrosion and to serve as guides for structuring multiple source database compilations capable of assessing compatibility of metals and alloys for a wide range of environments and exposure conditions.