Surface Cr-depletion beneath the oxide scale in heat-treated stainless steels plays a determining role in both functions of acid pickling which are:(i) scale detachment or descaling proper and (ii) restoration at the metal surface of the base Cr content, i.e. of the highest passivity properties. As the * Electrochemical Society Active Member.
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