Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a new technique to identify the initiation sites of a destructive process called pitting corrosion, which occurs when aluminum (Al) alloys are exposed ...
A photo taken by a scanning electron microscope shows a pit at the surface of an additively manufactured (3D-printed) stainless steel part. Credit: Thomas Voisin. Like a hidden enemy, pitting ...
(a) Optical microscopy image of the Al alloy surface in a sodium chloride solution without pH buffering. Discoloration of intermetallic compounds and the deposition of corrosion products increase over ...