Failure of metal tubing, piping and storage vessels, which contain oxygen saturated waters, is oftentimes the result of a pit which has finally penetrated rather than the overall thinning of the metal by corrosion.

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Pits, Water, Corrosion currents, Corrosion rate, Current densities, Cathodic current density, Corrosion inhibitors, Steel, Pitting, Tafel slope, Electrodes, Corrosion potential, Diffusion limited current density
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1978
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