Prediction of the crevice corrosion incubation period of passive metals at elevated temperatures: Part I - Mathematical model

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 849-856

  Heppner, Kevin L ^a   Evitts, Richard W ^a   Postlethwaite, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crevice corrosion; Incubation period; Mathematical model; Passive metal

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ELECTROLYTES; ISOTHERMS; REACTION KINETICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PASSIVE METALS;

CORROSION;

ALLOY; ELECTROLYTE; METAL;

CORROSION; CREVICE CORROSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; METAL; PASSIVATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CORROSION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; INCUBATION TIME; ISOTHERM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038340882     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450800508     Document Type: Article

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