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Study of the alloying additives and alkaline zincate solution effects on the commercial aluminum as galvanic anode for use in alkaline batteries

Rashvand Avei, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2013

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2013.08.035
  3. Publisher: 2013
  4. Abstract:
  5. The corrosion behavior of different grades of commercial aluminum such as AA1040, AA5083, AA6060 and AA7075 in ZnO-containing 4 M NaOH has been determined by using open circuit potential-time measurements (OCP), galvanostatic and potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive analysis of X-ray (EDAX) reveal that ZnO produces the inhibition effect by the formation of a zinc-containing deposit layer on the surface of aluminum electrodes. Although the influence of zincating on the performance of aluminum alloys and considering the amount of alloying elements such as zinc, magnesium and manganese in AA7075 and AA5083 alloys is much more than AA6060 one, the AA6060 aluminum exhibits negligible corrosion rate. Alloying aluminum with other elements and modifying the composition of the electrolyte is a necessary condition for reducing the self-corrosion of the aluminum anodes, whereas the proportion of the amount of additive elements is sufficient and important condition. As AA6060 with a low amount of Zn and Mg, but the high value of the ratio of (Mg/Zn) content (>400) can serve as a good galvanic anode in the alkaline media
  6. Keywords:
  7. Alloys ; Energy dispersive analysis of X-ray (EDAX) ; Additive elements ; Alkaline batteries ; Aluminum electrodes ; Corrosion behavior ; Electrochemical techniques ; Inhibition effect ; Potential-time measurements ; Additives ; Alloying ; Alloying elements ; Aluminum ; Cerium alloys ; Corrosion ; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy ; Electrodes ; Scanning electron microscopy ; Zinc ; Zinc alloys ; Zinc oxide ; Aluminum alloys
  8. Source: Materials Chemistry and Physics ; Volume 143, Issue 1 , 2013 , Pages 133-142 ; ISSN: 02540584
  9. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com./science/article/pii/S0254058413006378