Evaluating the Performance of Aluminum Sacrificial Anodes with Different Concentration of Gallium in Artificial Sea Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Experimental Procedures
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microstructures
3.2. Polarization Behaviors
3.3. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
3.4. Surface Micromorphology Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Specimen | Zn | Mg | Ga | Al |
---|---|---|---|---|
1# | 4 | 1 | 0 | Rest |
2# | 4 | 1 | 0.01 | Rest |
3# | 4 | 1 | 0.02 | Rest |
4# | 4 | 1 | 0.03 | Rest |
5# | 4 | 1 | 0.04 | Rest |
6# | 4 | 1 | 0.05 | Rest |
Specimen | Ecorr (mV) | icorr (A/cm2) |
---|---|---|
1# | −1351.58 ± 0.2 | 3.62 × 10−5 ± 0.6 |
2# | −1140.45 ± 0.1 | 9.72 × 10−5 ± 0.4 |
3# | −1162.85 ± 0.3 | 1.28 × 10−6 ± 0.3 |
4# | −1051.56 ± 0.2 | 6.58 × 10−5 ± 0.5 |
5# | −1236.93 ± 0.4 | 5.85 × 10−5 ± 0.7 |
6# | −1097.78 ± 0.5 | 7.21 × 10−5 ± 0.4 |
Specimen | Open Circuit Potential(V) | Theoretical Capacitance Ah/kg | Working Potential V | Weight Loss g | Current Efficiency % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1# | −1.1189 | 2881.07 | −1.0076~−0.8581 | 0.9586 | 90.02 |
2# | −1.0990 | 2875.45 | −1.0880~−0.9587 | 0.9308 | 92.89 |
3# | −1.0391 | 2875.15 | −1.0910~−0.9434 | 0.9841 | 87.88 |
4# | −1.1020 | 2874.86 | −1.0440~−0.8261 | 0.8802 | 98.25 |
5# | −1.1041 | 2874.55 | −1.0410~−0.8842 | 0.9025 | 95.84 |
6# | −0.9901 | 2874.26 | −0.9870~−0.8287 | 1.0115 | 85.52 |
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Xi, Y.; Jia, M.; Zhang, J.; Zhang, W.; Yang, D.; Sun, L. Evaluating the Performance of Aluminum Sacrificial Anodes with Different Concentration of Gallium in Artificial Sea Water. Coatings 2022, 12, 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12010053
Xi Y, Jia M, Zhang J, Zhang W, Yang D, Sun L. Evaluating the Performance of Aluminum Sacrificial Anodes with Different Concentration of Gallium in Artificial Sea Water. Coatings. 2022; 12(1):53. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12010053
Chicago/Turabian StyleXi, Yuntao, Mao Jia, Jun Zhang, Wanli Zhang, Daoyong Yang, and Liang Sun. 2022. "Evaluating the Performance of Aluminum Sacrificial Anodes with Different Concentration of Gallium in Artificial Sea Water" Coatings 12, no. 1: 53. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12010053