... exposed area of the intermetallics in the pit wall may also increase with aspect ratio and cause the increasee in cathodic partial current, ic, in Fig. 17. Here, as the anodic partial current, ... susceptibility to pitting corrosion of the 2024 aluminium alloy, Corrosion Science, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 495- 510, ISSN 0 010- 938X. Kang, J. Fu, R. Luan, G. Dong, C. and He, H. (2 010) . In- situ investigation ... the finish of the pit fabrication, E2400, in Fig. 15 as a function of ti. The E2400 decreases with increasing ti, suggesting pit depth or aspect ratio influence on the protective thin...