ABSTRACT
Tribocorrosion processes and tribocorrosion phenomena are considered in technological areas where they cause damage to installations, machines, and devices. Sometimes tribocorrosion damages are problems for both safety and human health. Tribocorrosion processes are very widely spread, including among others: automotive, aeronautic, and naval industries, mining plus metallurgy, chemical and crude oil industries, medical prostheses and micronanotechnologies. In order to benefit from tribocorrosion phenomena it is crucial to control them as well as the nature of rubbed or worn surfaces, which have undergone tribological stresses. Electrochemical aspects of tribocorrosion are widely presented and discussed by D. Landolt with the focus on potential measuring techniques. Considering Landolt's work, tribocorrosion might be defined as a complex mechanochemical process proceeding under friction in the presence of any corrosive environment. This chapter discusses the practical importance of the chemomechanical polishing (CMP) process. It then describes the modeling and chemical approach to the CMP process.
