Corrosion research shows chemical reactions among pits.(MATERIALS SCIENCE/R & D)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  December, 2004  

Tags: pit, University of Virginia

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Research into the process of pitting corrosion in stainless steel has revealed some surprising results, according to Dr. Jack Hudson and Dr. John Scully, professors of chemical engineering and materials science at the University of Virginia, along with several researchers at the Berlin-based Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Germany.

The scientists conducted a series of experiments to track the development of corrosion on sheets of stainless steel in response to changes in temperature or the concentration of salt in solutions. Contrary to what researchers expected, ...

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