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Phase-shifting interferometry microscopy is applied to the analysis of corrosion pitting of a 304 stainless steel (with and without molybdenum-ion implantation) in NaCl solution. Owing to the dimensions of the pits two kinds of pit can be defined. The statistical analysis of the specimen-inspected field shows that small pits of area < 50 μ m2 are by far the most frequent. The different sizes of the pits can be related to the different stages of pit formation, pre-pitting and growth.
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Escalona, R., Devillers, R., Tribillon, G. et al. Application of phase shifting interferential microscopy to pitting corrosion studies of ion-implanted stainless steel. Journal of Materials Science 28, 999–1006 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00400886
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00400886