Exfoliation corrosion susceptibility of 8090 Al-Li alloy
examined by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy①
examined by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy①
(1.Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
2. Key Laboratory of Energy Resource and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China;
3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University,
Changsha 410083, China)
2. Key Laboratory of Energy Resource and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China;
3. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University,
Changsha 410083, China)
Abstract: The exfoliation corrosion susceptibility and electrochemical impedance Spectros copy(EIS) of rolled and peak aged 8090 Al-Li alloys in EXCO solution were studied, and the EIS after exfoliation was simulated. Once exfoliation occurs, two capacitive arcs appear in the EIS at high-mediate frequency and mediate-low frequency respectively. The exfoliation-attacked alloy surface consists of two parts, an original flat alloy surface and a new inter-face exposed to EXCO solution due to the exfoliation. The capacitance corresponding to the new exfoliation inter-face increases approximately linearly with time at early exfoliation stage, due to the enlargement of the new inter-face. Then it maintains stable, due to the corrosion product covering on the new inter-face. The exfoliation susceptibility can be judged through the average slope of
the capacitance vs time curve of the early exfoliation stage. This average slope of the rolled 8090 alloy is much higher than that of the peak-aged 8090 alloy, accordingly the rolled 8090 alloy is more susceptible to exfoliation than the peak-aged 8090 alloy.
the capacitance vs time curve of the early exfoliation stage. This average slope of the rolled 8090 alloy is much higher than that of the peak-aged 8090 alloy, accordingly the rolled 8090 alloy is more susceptible to exfoliation than the peak-aged 8090 alloy.
Key words: exfoliation corrosion; 8090 Al-Li alloy; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS)