Term: pitting corrosion
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04679

Definition:
A special type of non-uniform corrosion of passive metals, resulting in the formation of pits, which usually occurs in the presence of certain anions at electrode potentials positive to a critical pitting potential.

Related Terms:
1) corrosion (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01351).

Source: PAC, 1989, 61, 19. 'Electrochemical corrosion nomenclature (Recommendations 1988)' on page 22 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198961010019)

Citation: 'pitting corrosion' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04679

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