CHARACTERISTICS OF LOCALIZED CORROSION OF STEEL IN CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS

Pitting of steel in chloride solutions was studied in an experimental cell that permitted measurement of the pH and potential at active and passive areas as well as the current flowing between the areas. The potentials could be controlled potentiostatically. When the potentials of the active and passive areas were held at the same value, the corrosion rate at the active area was decreased by a factor of about 10, compared with the freely corroding rate. The kinetics of the processes in the active area were found to change rapidly with small variations of potential.

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  National Association of Corrosion Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Pourbaix, A
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 449-454
• Serial:
  • CORROSION
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: NACE International
  • ISSN: 0010-9312

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Corrosion; Corrosion resistance; Corrosion tests; Steel
• Old TRIS Terms: Steel corrosion
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00028668
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: United States Merchant Marine Academy
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 28 1973 12:00AM