Applications of the scanning electron microscope to oxide surfaces

Abstract

Introduction A STUDY of the detailed morphology of corrosion films formed on metal often leads to an interpretation of the observed rate of corrosion based on a physical model of the diffusion processes by which the oxide grows. This is particularly valuable, for example, in deciding whether an abrupt change in rate of corrosion of a metal or an alloy corresponds to cracking of the oxide film or, perhaps, to formation of a new oxide phase.

Citation

Castle, J.E. and Masterson, H.G. (1966), "Applications of the scanning electron microscope to oxide surfaces", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 13 No. 12, pp. 6-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb006753