Structural transition in pitting corrosion of binary alloys

In vitro corrosion and biocompatibility of binary magnesium alloys.

As bioabsorbable materials, magnesium alloys are expected to be totally degraded in the body and their biocorrosion products not deleterious to the surrounding tissues. It's critical that the alloying elements are carefully selected in consideration of their cytotoxicity and hemocompatibility. In the present study, nine alloying elements Al, Ag, In, Mn, Si, Sn, Y, Zn and Zr were added into magn...

THE ROLE OF ALKALINE CLEANING SOLUTIONS AND CL-CONTAINING LUBRICANTS ON PITTING CORROSION IN NiTi ALLOYS

Alkaline cleaning agents are found to react with remnant manufacturing lubricants trapped in surface defects of a NiTi alloy to form Cl-based salts. These sub-surface “reservoirs” may act as nucleation sites for pitting corrosion either latent under ambient conditions, or on exposure to a limited range of high temperatures used to impart pseudoelastic properties in these alloys as part of norma...

Pitting Resistance of Pure Fe-17%Cr Alloys: Consequences for Localized Corrosion Modeling

Pitting corrosion was observed on a high purity Fe-17Cr alloy in 0.02M NaCl solution of pH 6.6 at high anodic potential (+ 550 mVISCE). Potentiostatic electrochemical noise measurements were performed, revealing the presence of a characteristic current noise below stable pitting, differing strongly from that observed 011 a series of AISI 430 type 17% Cr stainless steels, with respect to the fre...

Pitting Corrosion of Heat-treatable Aluminium Alloys and Welds: a Reveiw

This review attempts to present the current understanding of the mechanism of pitting corrosion of heat treatable aluminium alloys and their welds. The role of alloying elements and intermetallic phases on the corrosion behavior of these alloys has been discussed. Pitting mechanism of aluminiumcopper alloys is specifically discussed. Finally effect of welding on the pitting corrosion of these a...

Pitting Corrosion Monitoring Using Acoustic Emission