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Title: Effect of sealing on the morphology of anodized aluminum oxide

Journal Article · · Corrosion Science

Ultra-small angle X-ray scattering (USAXS), small-angle neutron scattering (SANS), X-ray reflectometry (XRR) and neutron reflectometry (NR) were used to probe structure evolution induced by sealing of anodized aluminum. While cold nickel acetate sealing and hot-water sealing decrease pore size, these methods do not alter the cylindrical porous framework of the anodic aluminum oxide layer. Hot nickel acetate both fills the pores and deposits on the air surface (air–oxide interface), leading to low porosity and small mean pore radius (39 Å). Finally, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and direct current polarization show that samples sealed by hot nickel acetate outperform samples sealed by other sealing methods.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; W7405-ENG-36; AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1836473
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1248435
Journal Information:
Corrosion Science, Vol. 97; ISSN 0010-938X
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 68 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Effect of concentration of Ce(NO 3 ) 3  · 6H 2 O and temperature on the corrosion resistance of Al 2 O 3 /cerium oxide composite films on 1060 Al alloy journal January 2019
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