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Cellular automata study of the combined effects of passive film breakdown and repassivation on metastable pits on sputtered nanocrystalline stainless steel

  • Rui Liu
  • , Tianshu Li
  • , Li Liu
  • , Yu Cui
  • , Emeka E. Oguzie
  • , Ying Li
  • , Fuhui Wang
  • CAS - Institute of Metal Research
  • University of Science and Technology of China
  • Northeastern University China
  • Federal University of Technology, Owerri

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Abstract

The growth ofmetastable pits on sputtered nanocrystalline stainless steel (NCss) was simulated by a cellular automata technology. Pit morphologies, passive film breakdown, and the metal cation concentration inside the metastable pit during its growth were analyzed. The combined effects of passive film breakdown and repassivation hindered metastable pit growth on the NCss, even though their isolated effects may vary significantly. The calculated values of the critical pitting temperature are shown to be statistically distributed because of the difficulty of passive film breakdown, repassivation, and the metastable/stable pitting transition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)C91-C100
JournalJournal of the Electrochemical Society
Volume166
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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