The influence of the cathodic process on the interpretation of electrochemical noise signals arising from pitting corrosion of stainless steels

Corrosion Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1362-1372

  Klapper, Helmuth Sarmiento ^a   Goellner, Joachim ^b   Heyn, Andreas ^a,b  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Stainless steel; B. Electrochemical noise; C. Oxygen reduction; C. Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

C. PITTING CORROSION; CATHODIC PROCESS; CORROSION SCIENCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL NOISE; LOCALIZED CORROSION; OXYGEN REDUCTION; PASSIVE LAYER; PITTING CORROSION; POLARISATION;

CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PITTING; TRANSIENTS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 77249083628     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.12.021     Document Type: Article

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