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The majority of the metals used in the distribution and transmission electric energy lines, such as cables, towers and accessories are susceptible to the corrosion degradation process. For that reason, studying the factors that influence the atmospheric corrosion is an important issue. In this paper, an artificial neural network model was developed with linear and sigmoidal functions, aiming to predict low-carbon steel, copper and aluminum corrosion rates according to environmental parameters in the area of São Luis – Maranhão, Brazil. The area along the “702 – São Luis II –Presidente Dutra” 500
kV transmission line, located in an equatorial region, is employed for this purpose. A specific methodology was developed to determine the local corrosivity rate for these metals. Five atmospheric corrosion stations (ACS) were installed along the 702 transmission line in an extension of 200
km. Along with the meteorological data, local pollutants were collected and analyzed during a period of two years. In the same period, specimens were exposed to this atmosphere and periodically collected for corrosion evaluation. The obtained results indicate that the neural network can be used as a good corrosion estimator.