Chapter 1.Acid-Base Properties of Surface Oxide Films INTRODUCTION Surface hydroxyl groups Nature of acidic and basic surface sites DETERMINATION OF ISOELECTRIC POINTS OF METAL OXIDES AND OXIDE FILMS Streaming potential measurement Contact angle measurements Surface reaction method of Simmons and Beard Ionic interaction model of Parks [26] XPS correlation method Measurement of near surface forces Numerical values of isoelectric point PITTING OF ALUMINUM Adsorption of Cl- on aluminum Electrode kinetics of pit initiation on aluminum Pitting potential of aluminum as a function of pH Pitting potential of aluminum as a function of Cl- concentration ACID-BASE INTERACTIONS IN METAL/POLYMER ADHESION Introduction Theories of polymer adhesion Acid-base nature of organic polymers Characterization of the acid-base properties of polymers. Metal/polymer adhesion tests Wet adhesion ACID-BASE EFFECTS IN CORROSION INHIBITION General effect of oxide films Mechanisms of interaction with oxide films Chelating compounds as corrosion inhibitors Hard and soft acids and bases Interaction of cations with oxide films RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ISOELECTRIC POINT (pHpzc) AND THE POTENTIAL OF ZERO CHARGE (Epzc) FOR PASSIVE METALS General remarks Measurement of potentials of zero charge for passive metals Potential drop in the metal/oxide/electrolyte system Space charge side of the oxide/solution interface Solution side of the oxide/solution interface Numerical evaluation SUMMARY Chapter 2 Capillarity and Corrosion Introduction Capillarity Application to organic coatings Young and Laplace equation Force between glass plates Application to poultice corrosion Application to white rusting Chapter 3. A Recent Model of Passivity for Fe-Cr and Fe-Cr-Ni Alloys Fe-Cr alloys Fe-Cr-Ni alloys Chapter 4. Uptake of Chloride Ions and the Pitting of Aluminum Introduction Sequence of steps XPS studies Formation of blisters Localized corrosion cells Chapter 5. Formation of Water Films on the Iron Oxide Surface Introduction Experimental Formation of liquid-like layers Chapter 6. Corrosion Inhibition by Fluorinated Aliphatic Compounds Introduction Fluorinated carboxylic acids and amines Experimental results Formation of Water Films on the Iron Oxide Surface
About the Author:

Dr. Edward McCafferty, formerly of the Naval Research Laboratory, is currently a consultant in Alexandria, VA. He has published extensively in the fields of corrosion science and surface chemistry. Dr. McCafferty's interests include corrosion and corrosion protection, localized corrosion, corrosion inhibition, models of passivity and its breakdown, oxide surfaces, surface modification techniques such as ion implantation and laser-surface processing, and the adhesion of organic polymers. Dr. McCafferty is a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society and is the 2007 recipient of the H. H. Uhlig Award of the Electrochemical Society for excellence in corrosion research. Dr. McCafferty is also Past Chairman of the Corrosion Division of the Electrochemical Society. He has received the Jerome Kruger Award in Corrosion Science, Baltimore-Washington Chapter of NACE (2003) and the Victor K. LaMer Award of the American Chemical Society (1971). Dr. McCafferty holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Wilkes College, an M.S. and Ph.D in Chemistry from Lehigh University, and an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University. He has been a Visiting Scientist, Department of Chemistry and the Center for Adhesive and Sealant Science, Virginia Tech University (1996-1997) and a Robert A. Welch Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas with Prof. Norman Hackerman (1968-1970). He has also had industrial experience as a Research Engineer at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation (1955-1959).