“…The mechano-electrochemical response during the surface deformation measured as a flowing repassivation current enables the consideration of the film-rupture behavior on the basis of oxide film repair. In previous works, some of the authors investigated the effects of deformation behavior and area (Fushimi, Shimada, Habazaki, Konno, & Seo, 2011;Yamamoto, Fushimi, Habazaki, & Konno, 2010;Yamamoto et al, 2007) , surface hardness (Fushimi et al, 2011;Yamamoto, Fushimi, Habazaki, Konno, & Miura, 2009) and solution environment (Fushimi et al, 2011) on the rupture of a passive film on an iron substrate. A numerical model for the rupture of the iron passive film during the downward drive of the indenter was proposed (Fushimi, Yamamoto, Azumi, Seo, & Habazaki, 2007) .…”