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Over the last decade the understanding of crack-tip electrochemistry has advanced very considerably due principally to the development of mathematical models of the mass transport and electrochemistry within cracks. In parallel with this development, experimental measurements have focussed on the kinetics of reactions on straining crack-tips and on the nature and influence of the films formed.
The important features of mass transport theory are described and the application demonstrated for steels in marine environments. The effect on crack chemistry of crack geometry and mechanical and environmental variables is examined and the interrelation between crack chemistry, crack-tip kinetics and crack growth is discussed.
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Turnbull, A. (1987). Crack-Tip Electrochemistry: Recent Developments. In: Latanision, R.M., Jones, R.H. (eds) Chemistry and Physics of Fracture. NATO ASI Series, vol 130. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3665-2_15
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