Electrochemical behavior of FeCoNiAl0.75Cr1.25 high-entropy alloy in Na2SO4 solution with acidic pH
摘要
The corrosion behaviors of an as-cast FeCoNiAl0.75Cr1.25 high-entropy alloy (HEA) in acidic Na2SO4 solution with different pH values were investigated. The results indicate that the as-cast FeCoNiAl0.75Cr1.25 HEA is mainly composed of face-centered cubic phase, body-centered cubic (BCC1) phase (Co–Cr–Fe) and ordered BCC (B2) phase (Ni–Al), in which BCC1 phase and B2 phase have a eutectic microstructure. Moreover, the corrosion of B2 phase occurs preferentially in a 0.05 mol/L SO42− acidic solution. The electrochemical measurement results show that the corrosion resistance of the investigated HEA significantly changes as the solution pH increases from 2 to 2.5. This indicates that there is a critical pH in the range of 2–2.5 that affects the corrosion of HEA. In addition, the results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy prove that the surface film of FeCoNiAl0.75Cr1.25 in SO42− solution is formed with Al2O3 and Cr2O3 as the main components, and The content of Al2O3 and Cr2O3 increases with increasing solution pH.