Electrochemical Techniques in Corrosion Science and Engineering

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This book describes the origin, use, and limitations of electrochemical phase diagrams, testing schemes for active, passive, and localized corrosion, the development and electrochemical characterization of passivity, and methods in process alteration, failure prediction, and materials selection. It offers useful guidelines for assessing the efficac
 

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Introduction
1
Electrochemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Relevance to Corrosion
9
Passivity and Localized Corrosion
55
The Polarization Resistance Method for Determination of Instantaneous Corrosion Rates
125
The Influence of Mass Transport on Electrochemical Processes
151
Current and Potential Distributions in Corrosion
175
Development of Corrosion Models Based on Electrochemical Measurements
205
The Use of Electrochemical Techniques in the Study of Surface Treatments for Metals and Alloys
257
Experimental Procedures
361
Index
423
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