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Characterization of chromate-phosphate conversion layers on Al-alloys by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and optical measurements

✍ Scribed by D. Ende; W. Kessler; D. Oelkrug; R. Fuchs


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
362 KB
Volume
38
Category
Article
ISSN
0013-4686

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✦ Synopsis


Chromate conversion layers of a thickness ranging from 20 to 250 nm on Al-alloys are characterized by EIS in 0.1 M Na,SO, and optical measurements. A model is derived from these data which describes the corrosion mechanism of these samples. The main components of the equivalent circuit can be attributed to the diffusion barrier and to defect sites within the layer. Optical spectroscopy and electrogenerated chemoluminescence confirm these main factors independently of EIS.