Microbially induced corrosion: an updated overview

The present work investigated the microbial-induced pitting behavior of the 70/30 copper-nickel (Cu-Ni) alloy. Unlike the MIC of Cu by Desulfovibrio vulgaris, the alloy exhibited considerable pitting sensitivity and pit nucleation frequency under the 10%, 50%, and 100% carbon source (CS) levels. The metastable pit was more likely to evolve into stable growth in the full-strength medium. Meanwhile, a model was established to explain the alloy...