The effect of chromium additions on the corrosion behaviour of tungsten carbide/carbon steel metal matrix composites

Corrosion Science

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1685-1696

  Trueman, A R ^a   Schweinsberg, D P ^a   Hope, G A ^b  

^a Ctr Instrumental Devmtl Chem S ^*  (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidic and alkaline corrodents; Chromium; Corrosion; High carbon steels; Metal matrix composites; Potentiodynamic polarisation; Tungsten carbide

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; CHROMIUM; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MELTING; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; PASSIVATION; PITTING; POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOL STEEL; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

POTENTIODYNAMIC POLARIZATION;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CARBON STEEL; CHROMIUM; COMPOSITE; CORROSION; TUNGSTEN CARBIDE;

EID: 0032193722     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-938X(98)00069-9     Document Type: Article

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