Pitting is a common type of localized corrosion in passive alloys that can cause rapid failure
of material or equipment. In the case of stainless steels, non-metallic inclusions have been …

This paper reviews recent studies on the relationships between local electrochemical
properties at the steel/inclusion boundary and pitting corrosion resistance of stainless steels …

The quantitative effects of the Cr concentration in (Mn, Cr) S inclusions in stainless steel on
the dissolution and surface oxide properties of inclusions were investigated by microscale …

Pit initiation behavior at Ce-added and Ce-free CaS inclusions in Type 304 L stainless steel
was investigated by microelectrochemical measurements. Stainless steel specimens …

The role of Mo alloying in the pit initiation process at MnS inclusions in stainless steels was
investigated by measuring polarization curves, depassivation pH, and scanning electron …

Controlling the electrochemical properties of non-metallic inclusions is of substantial interest
in the design of corrosion-resistant alloys. To the best of our knowledge, the dissolution and …

Spark plasma sintering was used to fabricate type 304L stainless steel specimens
containing artificial manganese sulfide (MnS) inclusions, and a microelectrochemical …

The effect of Ta addition on the pitting corrosion resistance of duplex stainless steels was
investigated in both cases without and with deoxidization/desulfurization by the addition of …

Real-time in situ optical microscopy observations of the initiation behavior of intergranular
corrosion on artificially aged Al-4.5 Cu and Al-4.5 Cu-1.5 Mg were performed in naturally …

The pitting corrosion behavior of SBHS500 steel in boric-borate buffer solutions containing
chloride ions was investigated by macroscale and microscale polarization, immersion tests …