Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1472178 Corrosion Science 2007 12 Pages PDF
Abstract

The electrochemical corrosion behaviour of microcrystalline pure aluminium coating, fabricated by a magnetron sputtering technique, has been investigated in both 0.5 mol/l NaCl and 0.5 mol/l Na2SO4 acidic (pH = 2) aqueous solutions. The corrosion resistance of the microcrystalline Al coating has deteriorated more compared with that of the cast pure Al in Na2SO4 acidic solution. However, its oxide film has a higher pitting resistance in the NaCl acidic solution. Chloride ions play a big role in the formation of the oxide film on the microcrystalline Al coating. The higher pitting resistance was attributed to the more acidic isoelectric point which the oxide film achieved.

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