Atmospheric corrosion.
A model of electrolytic corrosion is developed. It is shown that electrically conducting channels threading through the oxide layer and connecting anodic and cathodic areas, obey the equation for a reactant being catalyzed by its product. The resulting autocatalytic equation is compared with available experimental data and found to be widely applicable and capable of unifying many experimental observations.
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Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112.
Robertson
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Chu
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Andersen
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