scholarly journals Studies on Pitting Corrosion of Al-Cu-Li Alloys Part I: Effect of Li Addition by Microstructural, Electrochemical, In-situ, and Pit Depth Analysis

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaowei Lei ◽  
Alireza Saatchi ◽  
Elmira Ghanbari ◽  
Runze Dang ◽  
Wenzhe Li ◽  
...  

To analyze the effect of lithium and microstructure on the pitting corrosion behavior of aluminum alloys, three types of aluminum alloys were studied via scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, electrochemical polarization, and by immersion tests coupled with in-situ observation of pitting and statistical analysis of pit depths measured by surface profilometry. It was found that, with increasing lithium content, the resistance to pitting corrosion was enhanced and the passive range was enlarged. In-situ observation revealed that the development of pitting corrosion exhibited three stages, including an initial slow nucleation stage (Stage I), a fast development stage (Stage II), and a stabilized growth stage (Stage III). Higher lithium content contributed to shorter time periods of Stages I and II, resulting in faster pitting evolution and a higher number of pits. However, the pits were generally shallower for the specimen with the highest lithium content, which is in agreement with the results of the electrochemical analysis.

2007 ◽  
Vol 1026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascale Bayle-Guillemaud ◽  
Aurelien Masseboeuf ◽  
Fabien Cheynis ◽  
Jean-Christophe Toussaint ◽  
Olivier Fruchart ◽  
...  

AbstractThis paper presents investigations of magnetization configuration evolution during in-situ magnetic processes in materials exhibiting planar and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Transmission electron microscopy has been used to perform magnetic imaging. Fresnel contrasts in Lorentz Transmission Electron Microscopy (LTEM) and phase retrieval methods such as Transport of Intensity Equation (TIE) solving or electron holography have been implemented. These techniques are sensitive to magnetic induction perpendicular to the electron beam and can give access to a spatially resolved (resolution better than 10 nm) mapping of magnetic induction distribution and could be extended to dynamical studies during in-situ observation. Thin foils of FePd alloys with a strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) and self-assembled Fe dots are presented. Both are studied during magnetization processes exhibiting the capacities of in-situ magnetic imaging in a TEM.


1993 ◽  
Vol 311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Sinclair ◽  
Toyohiko J. Konno

ABSTRACTWe have studied the reactions at metal-metalloid interfaces using high resolution transmission electron microscopy, including in situ observation, and differential scanning calorimetry. There is contrasting behavior depending on the affinity for interaction or segregation. For reactive systems, compound formation ultimately results, but this can be preceded by solidstate amorphization. For non-reactive systems, crystallization of the metalloid is often achieved with nucleation and growth mediated by the metal phase.


2020 ◽  
pp. 2050038
Author(s):  
QIONGWEI LI

Pitting corrosion of carbon steel in sodium chloride solution induced by Ce[Formula: see text] and the synergistic inhibition effects of Ce[Formula: see text] and Zn[Formula: see text]/SiO[Formula: see text] were investigated using in-situ observation and electrochemical methods. The results showed that the presence of Ce[Formula: see text] could result in severe pitting corrosion and a positive shift in the corrosion potential. It was found that individual Ce[Formula: see text], Zn[Formula: see text], or SiO[Formula: see text] had low inhibition efficiencies, whereas the combination of Ce[Formula: see text] and Zn[Formula: see text] or SiO[Formula: see text] proved to be highly effective in inhibiting the development of pits in two different ways and in enhancing the corrosion resistance. The pitting corrosion and inhibition mechanisms were discussed based on the results.


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