Pure aluminum (Al) is generally considered corrosion-resistant due to the protective nature of the spontaneously forming aluminum oxide passive film. This film acts as a wide bandgap insulator and ...

Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a new technique to identify the initiation sites of a destructive process called pitting corrosion, which occurs when aluminum (Al) alloys are exposed ...

A team from Lanzhou University of Technology have developed a novel NiTi shape memory allow (SMA) with harmonic ...

Experienced boiler operators know that oxygen can cause localized, severe corrosion in steam boiler systems through a process called oxygen pitting. This occurs when dissolved oxygen in the water ...

Oil and gas infrastructure is frequently exposed to hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, chlorides, and elemental sulfur, all capable of corroding parts from the inside out. Ordinary carbon steel is ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was yesterday informed by Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), operator of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS), that localized ...