This Module consists of ten Web pages of required reading. The pagination is visible at the bottom of each page with direct links to adjacent pages. Introduction Thermodynamic principles can help explain a corrosion situation in terms of the stability of chemical species and reactions associated with corrosion processes. However, these principles cannot be used to predict corrosion currents or ...

The aim of this article is to review those aspects of corrosion behaviour that are most relevant to the clinical application of implant alloys. The special modes of corrosion encountered by implant alloys are presented. The resistance of the different materials against the most typical corrosion modes (pitting corrosion, crevice corrosion and fretting corrosion) is compared, together with obser...

Atmospheric corrosion is a significant problem given destruction of various materials, especially metals. The corrosion investigation in the industrial city environment was carried out during one year exposure. Corrosion potential was determined using the potentiometric method. The highest effect of corrosion processes was observed during the winter season due to increased air pollution. Corros...

Corrosion of complex electronic equipment is an increasingly serious problem, causing expensive damage. Corrosion occurs through out the entire life cycle during different stages of manufacturing, assembly, transport and storage of components and assemblies and during field operations of the equipment. Presence of moisture, chloride, sulphur dioxide, hydrogen sulphide and other airborne corrosi...

In this paper, the corrosion resistance of laser-welded composite arch wire (CoAW) with Cu interlayer between NiTi shape memory alloy and stainless steel wire in artificial saliva with different concentrations of protein was studied. It was found that protein addition had a significant influence on the corrosion behavior of CoAW. Low concentration of protein caused the corrosion resistance of C...

The medical device industry is still seeking answers to the mechanically-assisted corrosion (MAC) problem, which becomes increasingly important due to modularity in design. MAC manifests in various forms, some of which are fretting corrosion, crevice corrosion and stress corrosion. Several studies have been conducted to understand the causes and the factors that affect fretting corrosion. Some ...

BACKGROUND Previous studies regarding modular head-neck taper corrosion were largely based on cobalt chrome (CoCr) alloy femoral heads. Less is known about head-neck taper corrosion with ceramic femoral heads. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We asked (1) whether ceramic heads resulted in less taper corrosion than CoCr heads; (2) what device and patient factors influence taper fretting corrosion; and (3) w...

tarnish and corrosion behavior of three commercial dental amalgams namely am.1, am.2, am.3, have been investigated by utilizing in vitro tests. the corrosion and/or dissolution rate of the three dental amalgams were studied in 0.9 wt% nacl solution, artificial saliva and ringers solution. potentiodynamic polarization technique was employed to study cathodic and anodic polarization behavior, fro...

background: a strong antimicrobial synergism between chlorhexidine (chx) and hydrogen peroxide (h2o2) has been reported, but there is not enough data on the cytotoxicity of this combination. the primary aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity of chx-h2o2 combination in different concentrations and secondary aim is to assess the infl uence of h2o2 on cytotoxicity of chx on cultured hu...