Effect of sulfuric acid on pit propagation behaviour of aluminium under AC etch process

Corrosion Science

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2364-2370

  Ono, S ^a   Habazaki, H ^b  

^a Nippon Chemi Con   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Aluminium; B. Galvanostatic; B. SEM; C. Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

A. ALUMINIUM; ALTERNATING CURRENT; ALUMINIUM ELECTRODE; B. GALVANOSTATIC; B. SEM; C. PITTING CORROSION; ETCH PROCESS; ETCHED REGION; FOIL SURFACES; FORM CLUSTERS; HCL SOLUTION; HIGH PURITY; HIGH SURFACE AREA; PIT NUCLEATION; PIT PROPAGATION; POTENTIAL TRANSIENTS; SULFATE ION;

ALUMINUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROCHLORIC ACID; NUCLEATION; PASSIVATION; PITTING; SULFURIC ACID; TRANSIENTS;

SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 69549119980     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.06.021     Document Type: Article

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