Electrochemical noise experiments with pairs of electrodes were performed in 3.5 wt % NaCl aqueous solutions using four alloys: 430 stainless steel (SS) (UNS 43000), 304L SS (UNS 30403), 316L
SS (UNS 31603), and alloy 276 (UNS N10276). With a zero-resistance ammeter (ZRA), data were collected on the following parameters: root-mean-square (RMS) current and the absolute maximum
current. Through microscopic observations, the following surface results were recorded: pit average depth, pit maximum depth, pit density, and differences in pit densities. Except for the latter result, the surface results are the average of both electrodes in an experiment. This paper examines the relationships between the noise currents and the surface results. Direct comparisons of the electrochemical parameters with the surface parameters yielded poor correlations. When the average
values of the parameters for a given alloy were employed for the correlations, two main conclusions were drawn: 1) larger pit densities produce higher absolute maximum currents; 2) greater maximum
penetration depth resulted in higher RMS currents.