Influence of the surface activation and local pitting susceptibility on the AC-electrograining of aluminium alloys

Corrosion Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 930-938

  Rodriguez, B Bello ^a   Mol, J M C ^b   Kernig, B ^c   Hasenclever, J ^c   Terryn, H ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Hydro Aluminium Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Aluminium; A. Intermetallics; B. Potentiostatic; B. SEM; C. Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

A. ALUMINIUM; A. INTERMETALLICS; C. PITTING CORROSION; POTENTIOSTATICS; SEM;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM CORROSION; CERIUM ALLOYS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; INTERMETALLICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PASSIVATION; PITTING;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 78751569885     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2010.11.020     Document Type: Article

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