Corrosion mechanism of Al, Al-Zn and Al-Zn-Sn alloys in 3wt.% NaCl solution

Corrosion Science

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 504-516

  Khireche, S ^a   Boughrara, D ^a   Kadri, A ^a   Hamadou, L ^a   Benbrahim, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MOULOUD MAMMERI   (Algeria)

Author keywords

A. Alloy; A. Aluminum; B. EIS; B. Polarization; B. SEM

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIN; TIN ALLOYS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY;

B. EIS; CORROSION MECHANISMS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; INTERGRANULAR CORROSION; MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION; OPEN CIRCUIT POTENTIAL;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84905380123     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2014.07.018     Document Type: Article

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