An alternate explanation for the abrupt current increase at the pitting potential

Corrosion Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 316-324

  Scully, J R ^a   Budiansky, N D ^a   Tiwary, Y ^a   Mikhailov, A S ^b   Hudson, J L ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Acid solutions; A. Stainless steel; B. Modelling studies; B. Potentiostatic; C. Inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849086733     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2007.08.002     Document Type: Letter

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