The effect of increasing the concentration of chloride ions as pitting corrosion agent on the potentiodynamic anodic polarization curves of nickel(Ni), Inconel 600, Incoloy 800 and 316 Stainless steel (SS) in 0.1M HNO3 solution at a scan rate 1.0 mV sec-1 was studied. The pitting corrosion potential varied with the logarithmic of the molar concentrations of chloride ions in case of Ni and Inconel 600 according to S-shaped curve. This behavior was explained according to re-passivation, propagation and continued propagation of the pits formed. In case of Incoloy 800 and 316SS a broken lines were observed according to re-passivation and propagation of the pits formed. It is found that,316SS is more resistance to pitting attack due to the presence of Mo in their chemical structure. The effect of the increasing concentration of some inorganic anions such as the sodium salts of chromate, tungstate, molybdate, phosphate dibasic and carbonate to inhibit the pitting corrosion was investigated. The values of the pitting corrosion potential were shifted to more positive values indicating the inhibiting action of these anions toward the pitting corrosion.