Pitting Corrosion of Metals: A Review of the Critical Factors
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1998
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Pitting corrosion is localized accelerated dissolution of metal that occurs as a result of a breakdown of the otherwise protective passive film on the metal surface. This paper provides an overview of the critical factors influencing the pitting corrosion of metals. The phenomenology of pitting corrosion is discussed, including the effects of alloy composition, environment, potential, and temperature. A summary is then given of studies that have focused on various stages of the pitting process, including breakdown of the passive film, metastable pitting, and pit growth.
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pitting corrosion, passive film, pit growth
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Frankel, G. S. "Pitting Corrosion of Metals A Review of the Critical Factors," Journal of the Electrochemical Society, v. 145, no. 6, 1998, pp. 2186-2198.