Temperature effect on the corrosion and passivation characterization of Ni_82.3Cr₇Fe₃Si_4.5B_3.2 alloy in acidic media

Abstract

The effects of temperature on corrosion and the electrochemical behavior of Ni_82.3Cr₇Fe₃Si_4.5B_3.2 glassy alloy in HCl, H₂SO₄, and H₃PO₄ acids were studied using AC and DC techniques. Impedance data reveal that the susceptibility to localized corrosion increases with increasing temperature. Potentiodynamic polarization curves reveal that the bulk glassy alloy is spontaneously passivated at all the investigated temperature in H₂SO₄ and H₃PO₄ solutions. A localized corrosion effect in HCl solution is clearly observed. The apparent activation energies in the regions of Tafel, active, and passive, as well as the enthalpies and entropies of the dissolution process were determined and discussed. The high apparent activation energy (E _a) value for H₃PO₄ solution in Tafel region is explained by the low aggressivity of PO₄ ^3- ions.

Keywords

nickel alloys / corrosion / temperature effect / acidic environment / passivation / polarization

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