College of Arts and Sciences Publications and Scholarship
Abstract
This paper describes methods to study the initiation and formation of localized corrosion pits on stainless–steel and aluminum samples. These methods are based on the use of a scanned probe microscope, the scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM). The SECM is specifically designed for operation in electrolyte solution and so is uniquely suited for examination of corrosion processes. SECM imaging of a corrosion pit on stainless steel is presented. In addition, the initiation of single pits on aluminum and stainless steel by using the SECM tip to electrogenerate a local source of Cl– is described.
Publisher
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
First Page
251
Last Page
261
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/0927-7757(94)02872-9
Publication Date
1994
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Chemistry
Keywords
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy, Corrosion, Stainless Steel, Aluminum
Disciplines
Analytical Chemistry | Materials Chemistry
Recommended Citation
Wipf, David O., "Initiation and Study of Localized Corrosion by Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy" (1994). College of Arts and Sciences Publications and Scholarship. 27.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cas-publications/27
Comments
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