Towards understanding micro-galvanic activities in localised corrosion of AA2099 aluminium alloyShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Electrochimica Acta, ISSN 0013-4686, E-ISSN 1873-3859, Vol. 392, article id 139005Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The micro-galvanic interactions between Cu-Fe-Mn-Li-containing aluminides and the alloy matrix of aluminium alloy AA2099 during chloride-induced corrosion were investigated in-situ with real-time monitoring of the local contact potential difference (V-CPD) using the scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM) at controlled relative humidities. The aluminides showed noble potentials and were able to ennoble their neighbouring matrix sites when a cluster of aluminides surrounded the matrix. The matrix, hence, adopted a more positive V-CPD, towards that of the aluminides. The anode-to-cathode ratio changed throughout the corrosion exposure and was seen to show a dynamic character. Much higher local V-CPD activities were recorded during the earliest stages of corrosion, when the Al-Li AA2099 surface was first exposed to high humidities, than in later RH cycles; a phenomenon not seen in other aluminium alloys.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2021. Vol. 392, article id 139005
Keywords [en]
AA2099, SKPFM, Relative humidity, Localised corrosion, Atmospheric corrosion
National Category
Metallurgy and Metallic Materials
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-301814DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139005ISI: 000691218100009Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85111956003OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-301814DiVA, id: diva2:1594756
Note
QC 20210916
2021-09-162021-09-162022-06-25Bibliographically approved