Abstract
The relative importance of erosion and corrosion in the cavitation phenomenon on steels was studied. The rate of chemical dissolution in the passive range of oxidation potentials was controlled by the dynamic balance between the rates of breakdown and repassivation. Work hardening was shown to cause localization of the damage into discrete pits. This is assumed to be due to the effect of etch pits arising by dislocations. Work-hardened specimens suffered a more severe cavitation then non-work-hardened specimens.
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