In order to predict the shelf life of non-ferrous metals in warehouses, the laboratory studies of the kinetics of corrosion processes of metals
under various temperature and humidity conditions were performed. The paper presents the results of 12 months corrosion tests of non-ferrous metals:
aluminium, cobalt, copper, nickel, tin, lead, and zinc at various values of relative humidity and air temperature. It is shown that all metals studied are
corrosion-resistant under atmospheric conditions at a relative humidity of no more than 80% and an air temperature of no more than 30 °C. An increase
in air humidity from 70 to 95% and air temperature from 20 to 50 °C leads to an increase in corrosion losses of metals, primarily for zinc, cobalt and lead.
During the tests, changes in the appearance of the samples surface were recorded, and chemical, phase composition and morphology of the oxide
films on the metal surface were studied after different test periods. The results will be used in the development of a method to predict the shelf life of
non-ferrous metals.