In situ impedance spectroscopy study of the electrochemical corrosion of Ti and Ti-6Al-4V in simulated body fluid at 25 °C and 37 °C

Corrosion Science

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2473-2482

  Alves, V A ^a   Reis, R Q ^b   Santos, I C B ^b   Souza, D G ^b   de F Goncalves T ^b   Pereira da Silva, M A ^c,d   Rossi, A ^a   da Silva, L A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TRIÂNGULO MINEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DOS VALES DO JEQUITINHONHA E MUCURI   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Centro Universitario Central Paulista UNICEP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A. Alloy; A. Titanium; B. EIS; B. Polarisation; C. Passive films

Indexed keywords

A. ALLOY; A. TITANIUM; B. EIS; B. POLARISATION; C. PASSIVE FILMS;

ALUMINUM; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FILM GROWTH; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; POLARIZATION; TITANIUM;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 69649106531     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.06.035     Document Type: Article

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