ABSTRACT
Crevice corrosion is a type of corrosion that is often limiting for the performance of stainless steels and therefore demands careful consideration in materials selection. A test method is described that is reproducible and allows an assessment of practical performance with respect to initiation of the corrosion. Use is made of a specimen, provided with a force controlled washer, which is exposed under potentiostatic control in the relevant liquid. Examples of laboratory results are given for a range of stainless steels in salt water and implications of the results are outlined.
