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Potentiostatic Electrodeposition of Ti–Al Alloy with 40% Titanium from the Lewis Acidic 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride-Aluminum Chloride Ionic Liquid Electrolyte

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Ti–Al alloys were electrodeposited from the Lewis acidic electrolyte containing 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BMIC) ionic liquid (IL) and aluminum chloride (AlCl3). Constant potential electrodeposition was performed in a two-electrode configuration on copper cathode for 4 h at 383 K from BMIC-AlCl3 electrolyte with a fixed AlCl3 mole fraction and deposition potential. Titanium was served as an anode and also the source of Ti ions. Ti–Al alloys deposited on Cu substrate at different synthesis conditions were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction techniques. A Ti0.4Al0.6 phase with 40-atom % Ti was obtained in the final deposit at optimized process parameters and was confirmed by repeating electrodeposition experiments with identical synthesis conditions. After each electrolysis experiment, the Cu cathode weight gain and Ti anode weight loss were measured to determine the Faradaic current efficiency of the Ti–Al electrodeposition process. The current efficiency and energy consumption values were 49.93 ± 0.95 and 23.77 ± 0.89 kWh kg−1, respectively.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) award number 1762522 and ACIPCO for this research project. The authors also thank the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, The University of Alabama, for providing the experimental and analytical facilities.

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    Pravin S. Shinde, Yuxiang Peng & Ramana G. Reddy

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    Shinde, P.S., Peng, Y., Reddy, R.G. (2022). Potentiostatic Electrodeposition of Ti–Al Alloy with 40% Titanium from the Lewis Acidic 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Chloride-Aluminum Chloride Ionic Liquid Electrolyte. In: TMS 2022 151st Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92381-5_8

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