Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
C.2
Pitting Potentials and Re-passivating Time
E
pitt
or
E
crit
(see Fig.
3.7
) is the potential at which the oxide layer is pierced,
t
e
time
taken to restore an oxide layer and
t
0:05
time taken by the oxide to grow to 5% of its
final thickness; data collected in Table C.3.
