As an old adage says, corrosion prevention must start at the blackboard, at the design stage. A good design at the blackboard is no more costly than a bad design, a bad design is always more expensive than a good design in reality. Technical design inclu- des the aspects of design that directly bear on the proper technical functioning of the product attributes that describe how it works and how it is made. Design configuration has a critical role to play in the service life of components