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Investigations of cathodic reactions using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical behavior of Ti–Al–Zr alloy in nitric acid using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

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This paper reports electrochemical behavior of a titanium base alloy, Ti–Al–Zr, in aggressive nitric acid environments. The electrochemical behavior of the material was established in different nitric acid concentrations (1, 3, and 6 M) each in the absence/presence of oxidizing ions (Ce+4 and V+5) at two different temperatures, 25 °C and 75 °C. The study was done using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. The CV experiments, done on a Pt electrode, established different cathodic reactions (and kinetics) in the nitric acid environment in the presence/absence of oxidizing ions. The EIS measurement established the stability of the passive film formed on the Ti–Al–Zr surface at different potentials. The degradation mechanism of the material in these aggressive nitric acid environments is discussed and presented.

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Sinha, P.K., Kain, V. Investigations of cathodic reactions using cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical behavior of Ti–Al–Zr alloy in nitric acid using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. J Appl Electrochem 52, 375–394 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-021-01628-z

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