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Corrosion of AD31 (AA6063) Alloy in Chloride-Containing Solutions

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Corrosion of AD31 (AA6063) alloy in neutral 0.05 M NaCl solutions is investigated via scanningprobe microscopy, linear-sweep voltammetry, and electrochemical-impedance spectroscopy. Al−Fe−Si−Mg intermetallic particles are determined to prevail in the structure of alloy and act as local cathodes. Intermodulation electrostatic-force-microscopy imaging shows that their Volta potential differs by 570 mV from that of the host aluminum matrix, making the alloy prone to localized corrosion. We show that the corrosion of alloy in the studied electrolyte mainly develops locally and results in pitting, with charge transfer being the limiting stage of the process. A mechanism of corrosion of the AD31 (AA6063) alloy in neutral chloride-containing solutions is proposed.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Technology of Electrochemical Production and Electronic Engineering Materials, Belarusian State Technological University, Minsk, 220006, Belarus

    D. S. Kharitonov & I. M. Zharskii

  2. Surface and Corrosion Science Division, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Drottning Kristinas väg 51, SE-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden

    D. S. Kharitonov, I. B. Dobryden’ & P. M. Claesson

  3. Division of Materials Science, Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187, Luleå, Sweden

    B. Sefer

  4. Division of Chemistry, Materials, and Surfaces, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, SE-114 86, Stockholm, Sweden

    P. M. Claesson

  5. Department of Physical, Colloid and Analytical Chemistry, Belarusian State Technological University, Minsk, 220006, Belarus

    I. I. Kurilo

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Original Russian Text © D.S. Kharitonov, I.B. Dobryden’, B. Sefer, I.M. Zharskii, P.M. Claesson, I.I. Kurilo, 2018, published in Fizikokhimiya Poverkhnosti i Zashchita Materialov, 2018, Vol. 54, No. 2, pp. 183–193.

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Kharitonov, D.S., Dobryden’, I.B., Sefer, B. et al. Corrosion of AD31 (AA6063) Alloy in Chloride-Containing Solutions. Prot Met Phys Chem Surf 54, 291–300 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2070205118020077

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