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Pitting corrosion attack on Aluminium by foreign metallic particles

Pitting corrosion attack on Aluminium by foreign metallic particles

Chemical designationAluminium-Legierung

Pitting corrosion attack of a brushed aluminum surface. The cause of corrosion are foreign metallic particles that have formed a galvanic cell. The same brushing tool was apparently previously used to brush a CrNi steel.

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