Electrochemical noise measurements during exfoliation of aluminum alloys
- CSIC, Madrid (Spain). Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalurgicas
Aluminum alloys are one of the most widely used materials in the aerospace industry because of their intrinsic low density, high mechanical strength, and corrosion resistance. The performance of aircraft is improved by the use of lighter materials. Electrochemical noise measurements (ENMs) have been carried out during exfoliation corrosion of an aluminum-lithium alloy (8090) in the EXCO (ASTM Test Method for Exfoliation Corrosion Susceptibility in 2XXX and 7XXX Series Aluminum Alloys [EXCO Test] [G 34]) test solution. By means of the maximum entropy method (MEM), the potential and current fluctuations were converted into power spectral density (PSD) plots to study the specific variables related to electrochemical noise (low frequency amplitude, slopes). Noise resistance obtained from the standard deviation of potential and current was compared with the charge transference resistance (R{sub ct}) from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements. The results show that ENM can be used to detect early stages in localized corrosion. However, when the solution is very aggressive, indications of localized corrosion can be masked by uniform corrosion.
- OSTI ID:
- 490813
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9405117--; ISBN 0-8031-2032-X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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