Applications of the scanning electron microscope to oxide surfaces Available to Purchase

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.