Pitting Corrosion of Metals

The research paper and its impact on the electrochemistry corrosion community are discussed (J. R. Galvele, J. Electrochem. Soc. , 123 , 464 (1976); doi: 10.1149/1.2132857). Galvele wrote that all the observations reported so far in the literature on the pitting potential can be explained by transport phenomena. Processes like competitive adsorption, salt formation, film contamination, etc., even though present during the pitting process, do not play a major role in fixing the pitting potential. This work has been cited in over 250 journal publications.