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Considerable insight into the detailed mechanisms by which metals are corroded can be derived from direct microscopic observations. This article describes those micromorphological changes occurring near the surface that can be observed by transmission electron microscopy after gold alloys have been subjected to anodic dissolution in strong acids. These observations are used to discuss the important problem of corrosion by selective dissolution.
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Forty, A.J. Micromorphological Studies of the Corrosion of Gold Alloys. Gold Bull 14, 25–35 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03216556
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