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An Electrochemical Evaluation on the Corrosion Resistance of a Al Alloy  

Youn Dae-Hyun (DM상역(주))
Lee Myung-Hoon (한국해양대학교 기관시스템공학부)
Kim Ki-Joon (한국해양대학교 기관시스템공학부)
Moon Kyung-Man (한국해양대학교 기계소재공학부)
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Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology / v.29, no.5, 2005 , pp. 495-501 More about this Journal
Abstract
Al is a active metal that owes its resistance to a thin, protective, barrier oxide surface layer, which is stable in air and neutral aqueous solution. Thus Al alloys are widely used in architectural trim. cold & hot-water storage vessels and piping. However Al and most of its alloy may corrode with some forms such as pitting corrosion, intergranular corrosion and galvanic corrosion in the case of exposure to various industrial and marine atmosphere. Therefore a correct evaluation of corrosion resistance for their Al and Al alloys may be more important in a economical point of view. In this study. a relative evaluation of corrosion resistance for three kinds of Al alloys such as ALDC2, ALDC3, and ALDC8 series was carried out with electrochemical method. There is a tendency that corrosion potential is shifted to positive or negative direction by alloying components regardless of corrosion resistance. Moreover the data of corrosion properties obtained from cathodic Polarization curve, cyclic voltammogram and AC. DC impedance respectively showed a good correspondence each other against the corrosion resistance but variation of corrosion potential. passivity current density of anodic polarization curve and corrosion current density by Tafel extrapolation and Stern-Geary method didn't correspond with not only each other but also considerably the data of corrosion properties discussed above. Therefore it is suggested that an optimum electrochemical evaluation for corrosion resistance of Al alloy is to calculate the diffusion limiting current density of cathodic polarization curve, impedance of AC or DC and polarization resistance of cyclic voltammogram.
Keywords
Corrosion potential; Diffusion limiting current density; Cyclic voltammogram; Cathodic polarization curve; AC impedance;
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