Unmasking corrosion to design better protective thin films for metals

Corrosion of metals is an age-old problem, but they are normally protected from catastrophic damage by naturally forming, super-thin oxide films. Traditionally, these protective films have been viewed as simple oxides of well-anticipated compounds. Now researchers have found the protective films develop new structures and compositions that depend on how fast the oxide film grows.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181003134433.htm

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