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The various methods of evaluating corrosion rate and charge transfer resistance have been critically reviewed on the basis of the recent developments on the measurement and interpretation of faradaic impedances. It is demonstrated that the entity which is most accurately correlated with corrosion rate is the transfer resistance, the limit of the faradaic impedance at infinite frequency. In the case of iron, with and without inhibitor (propargylic alcohol), it has been ascertained, under various experimental conditions, that the measurement of this resistance constitutes nowadays the best electrochemical test for corrosion, and allows thea priori calculation of corrosion rate.
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This paper constitutes a chapter of H. Takenouti's University thesis, which was presented in Paris on June 25, 1971 [1]
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Epelboin, I., Keddam, M. & Takenouti, H. Use of impedance measurements for the determination of the instant rate of metal corrosion. J Appl Electrochem 2, 71–79 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00615194
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