Effect of Alkali Metals on Anodic Behavior of Aluminum Conductor Alloy AlTi0.1 in Electrolyte Environment of NaCl
摘要
Abstract
The paper presents results of a comparative study of the influence of lithium, sodium and potassium on the anodic behavior of the aluminum conductor alloy AlTi0.1 in a NaCl electrolyte. The investigations were carried out using a potentiostat in the potentiodynamic mode at a potential sweep rate of 2 mV/s. It is shown that modification of AlTi0.1 with Li, Na and K shifts the free corrosion, pitting and repassivation potentials in the positive direction. The corrosion rate of AlTi0.1 modified with 0.01–0.5 wt % of an alkali metal decreases by 10–20%. Increasing the chloride-ion concentration in the NaCl electrolyte led to an increase in the alloys’ corrosion rate and a shift of electrochemical potentials toward more negative values.