Atomic-Scale Insights into Flow-Accelerated Corrosion of Carbon Steel
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Corrosion Behavior and Oxide Layer Characteristics
3.2. Atomic-Scale Oxide Structure
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ni | Cr | Mo | Cu | C | Fe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.02 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.19 | Balance |
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Hur, D.-H.; Han, J.; Lee, Y.-K. Atomic-Scale Insights into Flow-Accelerated Corrosion of Carbon Steel. Metals 2024, 14, 445. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14040445
Hur D-H, Han J, Lee Y-K. Atomic-Scale Insights into Flow-Accelerated Corrosion of Carbon Steel. Metals. 2024; 14(4):445. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14040445
Chicago/Turabian StyleHur, Do-Haeng, Jeoh Han, and Young-Kook Lee. 2024. "Atomic-Scale Insights into Flow-Accelerated Corrosion of Carbon Steel" Metals 14, no. 4: 445. https://doi.org/10.3390/met14040445