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Kinetics of Aqueous Corrosion

This teaching and learning package (TLP) introduces the mechanism of aqueous corrosion and the associated kinetics.

	Aims Before you start Introduction What´s Going On? The Mechanism of Aqueous Corrosion When a Metal Corrodes - the Electrical Double Layer The Energy Landscape Kinetics of Corrosion - the Tafel Equation The Tafel Plot Diffusion Limited Corrosion Passivation Predicting Corrosion Rates Corrosion Control Summary Questions Going further
Mild steel corroding in the presence of ferroxyl indicator. Blue indicates the presence of Fe2+ ions and pink represents an alkaline region
You can also view and download the animations from this TLP at CORE-Materials

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First created: 7 August 2009.

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