Investigation on corrosion behavior of the Al-B4C metal matrix composite in a mildly oxidizing aqueous environment

Corrosion

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Han, Y ^a   Gallant, D ^b   Chen, X G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Al B4C metal matrix composite; Corrosion; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Galvanic coupling; Pitting; Potentiodynamic polarization; Sulfate solution

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE; GALVANIC COUPLING; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; POTENTIODYNAMICS; SULFATE SOLUTIONS;

ALUMINUM; BORON; BORON CARBIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CORROSION; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PITTING; POLARIZATION; POTENTIODYNAMIC POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 82055189725     PISSN: 00109312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5006/1.3659505     Document Type: Article

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