Electrochemical methods in tribocorrosion: a critical appraisal

Tribocorrosion is an irreversible transformation of a material resulting from simultaneous physico-chemical and mechanical surface interactions in a tribological contact. Electrochemical methods are well suited for the study of tribocorrosion phenomena because they allow one to simulate the corrosive effect of the environment by imposing a fixed potential. Furthermore, the measurement of the anodic current permits one to determine the amount of material removed by oxidation as opposed to mechanical wear. In the present paper, experimental and theoretical aspects of applying electrochemical methods in tribology are discussed and recent results obtained with passivating metals in the authors' laboratory are presented. The importance of controlling the mechanical parameters and the contact geometry is stressed, and it is shown that these parameters can significantly affect the electrochemical response of a tribocorrosion system.

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