Film conversion and breakdown processes on carbon steel in the presence of halides

Corrosion Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1297-1304

  Yazdanfar, K ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Keech, P G ^a   Shoesmith, D W ^a   Wren, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Carbon steel; A. Halide solutions; A. Mildly basic; C. Breakdown potential; C. Film breakdown; C. Pit initiation

Indexed keywords

BREAKDOWN POTENTIAL; C. FILM BREAKDOWN; FILM BREAKDOWN; HALIDE SOLUTIONS; PIT INITIATION;

NEGATIVE IONS; OXIDE FILMS;

CARBON STEEL;

EID: 77249165480     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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