Book chapter
Metals and Corrosion
In this chapter, corrosion and metal release are described and examples provided of both corrosion failure and the importance of a passive protective layer in everyday materials. The thermodynamically most favorable state of a metal can be predicted by the use of Pourbaix diagrams, and the nobility of a given metal can be evaluated at standard conditions by using the electrochemical series.
We describe how electrochemical studies of a given metal in a given solution can be carried out to evaluate more exact corrosion kinetics, e.g., with the purpose of lifetime prediction for the metal itself or estimation of metal release into a given solution.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | Springer |
Year: | 2018 |
Pages: | 17-22 |
Journal subtitle: | From Dermatitis To Implant and Device Failure |
ISBN: | 3319585029 , 3319585037 , 9783319585024 and 9783319585031 |
Types: | Book chapter |
DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-58503-1_2 |
ORCIDs: | Jellesen, Morten Stendahl |