ELECTRODE POTENTIALS AND CORROSION

Abstract

Much misunderstanding exists about the relationship between tables of normal electrode potentials and the galvanic series of the metals on the one hand, and the possibilities of galvanic or bimetallic corrosion on the other. It is too often assumed that a direct relationship exists and that the corrosion behaviour of a pair of metals can be predicted from the potential difference between them. This article briefly evaluates the position.

Citation

Higgins, W.F. (1959), "ELECTRODE POTENTIALS AND CORROSION", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 6 No. 10, pp. 313-314. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb019643