chapter 1 Introduction to Surface Reactions: Electrochemical Basis of Corrosion / chapter 2 Introduction to Surface Reactions: Adsorption from Gas Phase / chapter 3 Surface Effects on Hydrogen Entry into Metals / chapter 4 Anodic Dissolution / chapter 5 Thin Oxide Film Formation on Metals / chapter 6 Growth and Stability of Passive Films / chapter 7 Passivity of Austenitic Stainless Steels / chapter 8 Mechanisms of Pitting Corrosion / chapter 9 Sulfur-Assisted Corrosion Mechanisms and the Role of Alloyed Elements / chapter 10 Further Insights on the Pitting Corrosion of Stainless Steels / chapter 11 Crevice Corrosion of Metallic Materials -- chapter 12 Stress-Corrosion Cracking Mechanisms / chapter 13 Corrosion Fatigue Mechanisms in Metallic Materials / chapter 14 Corrosion Prevention by Adsorbed Organic Monolayers and Ultrathin Plasma Polymer Films / chapter 15 Atmospheric Corrosion / chapter 16 Microbially Influenced Corrosion / chapter 17 Corrossion in Nuclear Systems: Environmentally Assisted Cracking in Light Water Reactors / chapter 18 Corrosion of Microelectronic and Magnetic Data-Storage Devices / chapter 19 Organic Coatings