The article presents a review of literature which covers aspects of pitting corrosion observed
in metallic materials, focussing on events associated with nucleation of pits, ie passivity …

Grain refinement can strengthen the mechanical properties of materials according to the
classical Hall-Petch relationship but does not always result in better corrosion resistance …

Water electrolysis is considered as an important technology for an increased renewable
energy penetration. This perspective on low-temperature water electrolysis joins the dots …

Nanocrystalline materials with a grain size< 100 nm have attracted significant attention over
the past two decades. Various attempts have been made to prepare nanocrystalline …

Dealloying is a common corrosion process during which an alloy is 'parted'by the selective
dissolution of the most electrochemically active of its elements. This process results in the …

The outstanding corrosion resistance of stainless steels results from the presence of a thin
oxide—'passive'—film on the metal surface, typically 1–3 nm thick. The characterisation of …

Iron–chromium and nickel–chromium binary alloys containing sufficient quantities of
chromium serve as the prototypical corrosion-resistant metals owing to the presence of a …

Stainless steels are used in countless diverse applications for their corrosion resistance.
Although they have extremely good general resistance, they are nevertheless susceptible to …

The evolution of corrosion pits on stainless steel immersed in chloride solution occurs in
three distinct stages: nucleation, metastable growth and stable growth. This paper describes …

A model of passivity breakdown including the role of the inter-granular boundaries of the
barrier oxide layer on the redistribution of the potential at the metal/oxide/electrolyte …