Long-time corrosion tests with Zircaloys-2 and -4 in degassed deionized water at temperatures ranging from 232 to 316 °C have suggested that the pretransition corrosion follows a cubic relationship with exposure time. The cubic rate constant was found to vary regularly with temperature. The generalized equation for pretransition corrosion was found to be: (ΔW)3=6.357 × 1011 exp ( -13 640 T)t. This equation represents the best statistical correlation and is useful for the prediction of long-time low-temperature corrosion behavior. © 1969.