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Electrochemical behaviour of copper-nickel alloy in chloride solution

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Cyclic voltammetric measurements were made on pure copper, nickel and 70/30 copper-nickel alloy in sodium sulphate and sodium chloride (0.5 M) solutions. In sodium sulphate solution the passivation of copper and nickel is through oxide formation. The passive film on copper nickel alloy is found to have nickel ions ingress along with copper oxide by volume diffusion. Nickel ions cause hindrance to the reduction of copper oxide to copper. The presence of chloride ions increases the dissolution of nickel while copper is passivated. The formation of CuCl2 and its subsequent hydrolysis to hydroxide prevents the dissolution. Introduction of nickel in copper depassivates the copper and hydrolysis of monovalent copper complex is prevented by the ingress of nickel ions. The formation of NiCl2 along with CuCl2 is facilitated by chloride ions.

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  1. Corrosion Science and Engineering Division, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, 630 006, Karaikudi, India

    J Mathiyarasu, N Palaniswamy & V S Muralidharan

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Mathiyarasu, J., Palaniswamy, N. & Muralidharan, V.S. Electrochemical behaviour of copper-nickel alloy in chloride solution. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Chem. Sci.) 111, 377–386 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02871918

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