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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when stainless steel corrodes due to chloride contamination?
A)Pitting corrosion reduces structural integrity✓
B)Increased passivation enhances surface protection
C)Uniform thinning improves stress distribution
D)Galvanic protection prevents further corrosion
💡 Explanation
Pitting corrosion occurs because chloride ions disrupt the passive layer, initiating localized surface attack via autocatalysis, therefore stress concentrations grow in pits rather than uniform thinning, rather than increased, because passivation isn’t maintained..
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