Passive Films, Surface Structure and Stress Corrosion and Crevice Corrosion Susceptibility.
Abstract
A feasibility study was made to determine if qualitative ellipsometry can be used together with electrochemical pH and potential measurements as a technique for the study of metal substrates protected by transparent organic coatings. The objective of the work was to gain a deeper understanding of the mechanisms governing the corrosion protective actions of paints on metal surfaces. Computer modeling and experiments with collodion coatings on iron substrates indicated that changes in the ellipsometric parameter could, for the most part, be safely interpreted as thickness alterations in the substrate oxide film. Experiments with the Fe-collodion system in dilute chloride solutions exhibited three sequential stages of activity, two of which could be interpreted in terms of corrosion mechanisms using the optical and electrochemical measurements. Chromate ion as a corrosion inhibitor in coatings was also studied using this technique, and was shown to have significant effects upon the development of the sub-coating processes. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA089592
Entities
People
- A. J. Melmed
- J. J. Carroll
- J. J. Ritter
- J. Kruger
Organizations
- National Institute of Standards and Technology