Corrosion inhibition of aluminum and aluminum alloys by soluble chromates, chromate coatings, and chromate-free coatings

Corrosion

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 379-400

  Kendig, M W ^a   Buchheit, R G ^b  

^a ROCKWELL SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Chromate conversion coatings; Chromate free conversion coatings; Chromium; Inhibition; Metal dissolution; Oxygen reduction

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CHROMATE COATINGS; DISSOLUTION; PITTING; REDUCTION; TOXICITY;

CORROSION INHIBITION;

CORROSION PROTECTION;

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; CHROMATE; COATING; CORROSION CONTROL;

EID: 0038546366     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3277570     Document Type: Article

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