Corrosion behavior of Al-Zn-Sn-Ga alloy in NaCl solution

Abstract

The corrosion behavior of Al-Zn-Sn-Ga alloy in 3.5% NaCl solution was investigated by corrosion morphology observation and electrochemical testing. The experimental results show that there exist three stages during the course of corrosion. At the initial stage, pitting occurs surrounding the precipitates, which is driven by the galvanic couple effect. At the middle stage, pitting rapidly extends toward the horizontal direction, forming the shallow circular structure caused by the deposition of Ga ions around Sn. At the final stage, the new active sites led to the continuous corrosion of the alloy.

Keywords

aluminum / anodic dissolution / morphology / segregation

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