Electrochemical noise evaluation of anodized aluminum. Comparative study against corrosion behaviour in the atmosphere

N. Betancourt, F. Corvo, A. Mendoza, J. Simancas, M. Morcillo, J. A. González, F. Fragata, J. J. Peña, M. Sánchez de Villalaz, S. Flores, E. Almeida, S. Rivero, O. T. De Rincón

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Abstract

The present work reports the evaluation of aluminum and anodized aluminum by electrochemical noise, as a part of the PATINA/CYTED project of the working group N ° 5. A visual examination is also made. The samples were exposed at several Ibero-American atmospheres up to 2 years of exposure. Different thickness of anodized aluminum were evaluated. The electrochemical potential noise of the 5 μm unexposed sample (pattern) showed a different behaviour to that showed by the other anodized specimens. This could be due to a slower sealed of the samples of higher thickness. The same behaviour was observed on the samples exposed at the rural station El Pardo. According to the visual examination, the samples of bare aluminum and those of anodized 5 μm thickness were the most affected by pitting corrosion in the highly polluted atmospheres. A good correlation between corrosion behaviour determined by visual examination and EN was obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)38-42
Number of pages5
JournalRevista de Metalurgia (Madrid)
Issue numberSPEC.VOLUME
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003

Keywords

  • Aluminum
  • Anodized aluminum
  • Atmospheric corrosion
  • Corrosion
  • Electrochemical noise

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