That being said muratic is extremely corrosive to mineral, organic and metal.

It also indicates whether their water is corrosive to lead and copper also.

If you can keep the thing together for ten years your doing better than most with that corrosive chloride sodium slurry they coat the roads with around here for 8 months of the year!

Power trains don't wear out like they used to and corrosion is the real enemy.

And the city offers a program to basically add it to the property taxes for the next 10 years.The issue in Flint BTW was not just the lead pipes as some posts suggested, but the fact that they switched to cheaper river water, which is industrially polluted and corrosive.

The anode rod replacement is thing but a lot of times you can't get the bolts undone due to corrosion or rust.

There is also some corrosion on the metal in different spots.  

There are protective electrical coatings which exclude the air and prevent corrosion, that is what the utilities use to ensure their lines are protected.

So far I have ordered the repair of the vinyl siding, placed a metal dish under the water heater to prevent corrosion due to leakage, and plan on eventually re-paving the entirety of the driveway, garage, and sewer drains.

I visited Rockport, MA on a trip and the shops by the dock are constantly being redone from corrosion and wear.