Pitting corrosion of welded joints of austenitic stainless steels studied by using an electrochemical minicell

Corrosion Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1184-1194

  Garcia, C ^a   Martin, F ^a   de Tiedra, P ^a   Blanco, Y ^a   Lopez, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Stainless steel; B. Polarization; C. Pitting corrosion; C. Welding

Indexed keywords

AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; COATING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; POTENTIODYNAMIC POLARIZATION; WELDS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL MINICELL; PITTING CORROSION; WELDMENT ZONES;

PITTING;

AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL; COATING TECHNIQUES; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PITTING; POTENTIODYNAMIC POLARIZATION; WELDS;

EID: 40849106372     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2007.11.028     Document Type: Article

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