Corrosion Properties in Sodium Chloride Solutions of Al–TiC Composites in situ Synthesized by HFIHF
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Part
2.1. Manufacturing of Al–TiC Composites
2.2. Test Solution and Electrochemical Cell
2.3. Electrochemical Techniques
2.4. Surface Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Cyclic Polarization Experiments
Sintering Temperature | Corrosion Parameter | |||||
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βc/V dec−1 | ECorr/V | βa/V dec−1 | jCorr/µA cm−2 | Rp/Ω cm2 | RCorr/mpy | |
900 °C | 0.18 | −0.855 | 0.22 | 7 | 478.3 | 0.0996 |
1100 °C | 0.20 | −0.830 | 0.23 | 9 | 664.5 | 0.0775 |
1300 °C | 0.24 | −0.965 | 0.195 | 27 | 155.9 | 0.3321 |
3.2. Chronoamperometric Measurements
3.3. Surface Morphology Investigations
3.4. Open-Circuit Potential Measurements
3.5. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)
Sintering Temperature | Parameters | |||||
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RS/Ω cm2 | Q | RP1/Ω cm2 | Cdl/F cm−2 | RP2/Ω cm2 | ||
YQ/F cm−2 | n | |||||
900 °C | 16.09 | 0.002525 | 0.49 | 1.283 | 0.000381 | 545 |
1100 °C | 15.48 | 0.002543 | 0.51 | 0.985 | 0.000524 | 419 |
1300 °C | 13.97 | 0.007555 | 0.43 | 0.322 | 0.000145 | 243 |
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sherif, E.-S.M.; Abdo, H.S.; Khalil, K.A.; Nabawy, A.M. Corrosion Properties in Sodium Chloride Solutions of Al–TiC Composites in situ Synthesized by HFIHF. Metals 2015, 5, 1799-1811. https://doi.org/10.3390/met5041799
Sherif E-SM, Abdo HS, Khalil KA, Nabawy AM. Corrosion Properties in Sodium Chloride Solutions of Al–TiC Composites in situ Synthesized by HFIHF. Metals. 2015; 5(4):1799-1811. https://doi.org/10.3390/met5041799
Chicago/Turabian StyleSherif, El-Sayed M., Hany S. Abdo, Khalil Abdelrazek Khalil, and Ahmed M. Nabawy. 2015. "Corrosion Properties in Sodium Chloride Solutions of Al–TiC Composites in situ Synthesized by HFIHF" Metals 5, no. 4: 1799-1811. https://doi.org/10.3390/met5041799