Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10628611 | Corrosion Science | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Exploratory work on the electrochemical behaviour of the Al-4%Zn alloy in the presence of In3+ in weakly acid chloride and acetic media is reported. It was found that in chloride solutions, active dissolution takes place at very negative potentials (â1.5 VSCE). This significative enhancement in the electrochemical activity of the alloy is described and discussed. The aim of this paper is to explain the relationship between the operating potential (â1.1 VSCE) given by the commercial alloy (basically an Al-Zn-In alloy), its high efficiency, its quasi-uniform attack observed and the enhanced activity found (â1.5 VSCE). An unified model that explains this findings and the activation process of pure Al by In3+ is proposed. It was found that two activation mechanism are operative on Al: (i) When sufficient amount of In at the interface in quasi-liquid state is present, an In-Al amalgam is responsible for the activation process (â1.5 VSCE). This process is favoured by Zn reach zones that favours In enrichment at the interface by displacement reaction. (ii) At higher anodic potentials (near â1.2 VSCE), the presence of In at the interface facilitates a chloride adsorption process which depolarised the anodic reaction.
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Authors
J.B. Bessone, D.O. Flamini, S.B. Saidman,