Mechanism of pit nucleation by electrical breakdown of the passive film

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Szklarska-Smialowska, Z [1 ]
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[1] Ohio State Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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10.1016/S0010-938X(01)00113-5
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T [工业技术];
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Based on the similarity between the electrical breakdown of insulators and the pitting breakdown, the mechanism of the breakdown of passive film of transition metals in a chloride solution is described. It is proposed that nucleation of pits occurs by electrical breakdown, probably by the Zener mechanism. Creation of a very high current locally destroys the passive film and causes the dissolution of the metal forming metastable or stable pits. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.
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