Response of surface mechanical properties to electrochemical dissolution determined by in situ nanoindentation technique

• Published in: Electrochemistry communications Vol. 8; no. 7; pp. 1092 - 1098
• Main Authors: Guo, H.X., Lu, B.T., Luo, J.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.07.2006; Amsterdam Elsevier Science; New York, NY
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Corrosion; Corrosion environments; Electrochemical dissolution; Exact sciences and technology; Hardness; In situ nanoindentation; Iron; Metals. Metallurgy; Modulus; In situ nanoindentation; Electrochemical dissolution; Iron; Hardness; Modulus; Atomic force microscopy; Electrochemical corrosion; Nanoindentation; Mechanical properties; Transition metal; Surface structure; Surface hardness; Electrodissolution

An in situ nanoindentation technique was used to study the mechanical property degradation in the surface layer induced by electrochemical dissolution. The load–depth curves of indentation were measured using pure iron immersed in electrolyte. The experimental result showed that the anodic currents...