Cerium-based conversion coatings to improve the corrosion resistance of aluminium alloy 6061-T6

Corrosion Science

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-149

  Valdez, B ^a   Kiyota, S ^a   Stoytcheva, M ^a   Zlatev, R ^a   Bastidas, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL METALLURGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Alloy; A. Aluminium; A. Rare earth elements; B. Cyclic voltammetry; B. EIS; C. Paint coatings

Indexed keywords

ANODIC OXIDATION; CERIUM; CHELATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COATINGS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CORROSION; CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY;

B. EIS; CERIUM-BASED CONVERSION COATINGS; CORROSION POTENTIALS; ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY AND COMPOSITION; PAINT COATINGS; PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY;

EID: 84905380616     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2014.06.023     Document Type: Article

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