ABSTRACT
Tribocorrosion occurs under various modes leading in many conditions to a more or less continuous abrasion, i.e. scraping and removal of metal, as found in sliding contacts. The resulting active bare material may then undergo an electrochemical reaction with the fluid that results in a material loss. In between successive contact events, the bare material has the ability to repassivate partly or fully. In this chapter, the electrochemistry of passivating materials such as stainless steel or titanium alloys during tribocorrosion is considered.
