Oxides and Passivity 1

Monday, October 28, 2013: 08:00-10:00
Golden Gate 2, Tower 3, Lobby Level (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)
Chairs:
Dev Chidambaram , Donald R Baer , Gary P. Halada, Ph.D. , Donald F. Roeper and Marvin Jaime-Vasquez, PhD
08:00
Welcoming Remarks
08:02
An XAS Study of the Surface of Low-Temperature Carburized Stainless Steel
Donald F. Roeper, Excet, Inc.; William E. O'Grady, Excet,Inc.; Kaumudi I. Pandya, SAIC, Inc.; Paul M. Natishan, US Naval Research Laboratory
08:20
Effect of Non-Random Atomic Arrangements On the Initiation of Passivation in Solid-Solution Alloys
Dorota Artymowicz, Res. Associate, University of Toronto; Karl Sieradzki, Prof., Arizona State University; Roger Newman, University of Toronto
08:40
Characterization of Electric Conduction of Passive Films and Oxide Films Formed On Fe-Cr Alloys
Shinji Fujimoto, Dr. Eng., Osaka University; Yoshiharu Iwamizu, Nisshin Steel; Yoshikazu Tai, Osaka University, Nissin Steel Co., Ltd.; Minoru Saito, Dr.Eng., Nisshin Steel CO., Ltd.
09:00
A Unified Theory for Passivity and Passivity Breakdown
Digby D Macdonald, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
09:40
Break