Inert anode composed of Ni-Cr alloy substrate, intermediate oxide film and α-Al2O3/Au (Au-Pt, Au-Pd, Au-Rh) surface composite coating for aluminium electrolysis

Corrosion Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1009-1017

  Ma, X X ^a   He, Y D ^a   Wang, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

A. Aluminium; B. Erosion; B. SEM; C. High temperature corrosion; C. Oxidation

Indexed keywords

A. ALUMINIUM; B. EROSION; B. SEM; C. OXIDATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE CORROSIONS;

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COMPOSITE COATINGS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DIFFUSION COATINGS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EROSION; OXIDATION; OXIDE FILMS; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; RHODIUM;

ELECTROLYSIS;

EID: 78751578832     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2010.11.035     Document Type: Article

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