Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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197207 | Electrochimica Acta | 2005 | 9 Pages |
The formula for surface composition of solid solution Al–Me (Zn, Sn, In) has been derived from the Gibbs's adsorption equation. Using the first-principles data of Al and Me surface energies, the values of adsorption xMe, and surface enrichment of alloy xMe/NMe versus concentration in the bulk of alloy NMe, were calculated. The value of xMe/NMe decreases in the order In–Sn–Zn in Al–Me alloy. The surface of Al–1 wt.% Sn alloy was analyzed with SIMS and Auger methods for Al and Sn both prior and post corrosion attack or anodic dissolution in Na2SO4. The maximum experimental magnitude of xSn/NSn = 136 was found to be close to the theoretical one. A large diffusion zone was revealed in the near-surface layer of that alloy. The phenomena of ultra-high rate of atomic diffusion within surface layer at room temperature and high solubility of tin are discussed in terms of thermodynamic vacancy model.