Abstract
The mechanism controlling passivation of metal surface at tips of the corrosion tunnels formed on aluminum by anodic etching in hot aqueous chloride solutions was studied with transport modeling coupled with SEM and potential measurements. In the hypothesized mechanism, electrolyte diffusion in the tunnels maintained the tips of all tunnels at the repassivation potential; that is, the critical potential below which active aluminum surfaces are passivated.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 320-333 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Proceedings - The Electrochemical Society |
| Volume | 86-11 |
| State | Published - 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering