illustration of corrosion mechanisms (IMAGE)

Penn State

illustration of corrosion mechanisms

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Researchers found that corrosion mechanisms differ in dimensions from three to two to one. In 1D, the corrosion partially runs along the grain boundaries of the metal material.

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Yang Yang/Penn State.

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