The Effect of Cathodic Reactions on the Corrosion of Metals from the Viewpoint of the Local Cell Theory

A discussion of the local surface cell theory of corrosion, developed by the author and associates over a period of many years, and supported by their experiments on passivity and the corrosion of metals. The findings offer a plausible interpretation of the corrosion problem. The experimental and the theoretical development of the ideas are briefly recorded, together with the actual results obtained in the corrosion of metals, in particular as to the effect of cathodic local cell reactions.