The composition of corrosion layers formed on a-, /3-and (a + &brass anodized in the passive region in borate-boric acid buffer and 0.5 M NaCl + borate-boric acid buffer (pH 9) was studied comparatively by X-ray photo-electron and Auger electron spectroscopy. Passivation of brass in both solutions involves the formation of a complex passive layer consisting of ZnO and CyO. In both solutions, the ZnO electroformation results in a dezincification so that a thin Cu rich layer is formed at the alloy/metal oxide interface. Passive layer composition and dezincification of the alloy surface explain the localized corrosion resistance of brass as compared to polycrystalline Cu and Zn.

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