Abstract
Passivity breakdown on Type 304 stainless steel in 1 M NaCl at ambient temperature is found to be inhibited by incident monochromatic UV light (λ. = 300 nm) at a power density of 58.5 μW/cm2. The observed photo-inhibition can be explained by the point defect model for passivity breakdown in terms of photoquenching of the electric field strength in the passive film.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 97-103 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Corrosion Science |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1996 |
Keywords
- A. stainless steel
- C. passive films
- C. pitting corrosion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Materials Science