Rare Earth Conversion Coatings Grown on AA6061 Aluminum Alloys. Corrosion Studies

The present work is aimed to investigate the corrosion resistance of rare earth (RE) protective coatings deposited by spon - taneous deposition on AA6061 aluminum alloy substrates. Coatings were deposited from water-based Ce(NO 3 ) 3 and La(NO 3 ) 3 solutions by varying parameters such as rare earth...

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Autores: Silvia Beatriz Brachetti-Sibaja, Miguel Antonio Domínguez-Crespo, Aidé Minerva Torres-Huerta, Edgar Onofre-Bustamante, Wencel De La Cruz-Hernández
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:47535733005
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=47535733005
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Química
Cerium oxide
Aluminum alloy
Lanthanum oxide
Rare earth elements
Corrosion evaluation
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Sumario:The present work is aimed to investigate the corrosion resistance of rare earth (RE) protective coatings deposited by spon - taneous deposition on AA6061 aluminum alloy substrates. Coatings were deposited from water-based Ce(NO 3 ) 3 and La(NO 3 ) 3 solutions by varying parameters such as rare earth solution concentration, bath temperature and immersion time. The values of the Tafel slopes indi - cate that the cathodic process is favored by concentration polarization rather than activation polarization.