Al~traet--Two main views are found in the literature regarding the type of oxide formed on copper anodes in alkaline solutions. The one considers that copper oxidizes to Cu~O and CuO (or Cu(OH),) before oxygen evolution. Mftller is, however, of the opinion that a still higher oxide, Cu~O,, forms. Th
The Behaviour of copper-tin alloys in alkaline solutions upon alternate anodic and cathodic polarization
✍ Scribed by A.M. Shams El Din; F.M. Abd El Wahab
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1965
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1001 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-4686
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✦ Synopsis
Galvanostatic cyclic anodic and cathodic polarization curves of seven copper-tin alloys were traced on O-01, O-1 and 2N NaOH solutions at 25". The tin content of the alloys was varied between 8 and 76 wt-%. The results obtained are explained in relation to the phase diagram of the copper-tin system. Alloys corresponding to the a-phase (< 14 wt-y0 Sn) behave in a manner similar to that of pure copper. Arrests in the anodic curves are attributed to oxidation to CuxO and Cu(OH), and to the dissolution as HCuOl-. Cu,Ol forms also at oxygenevolution potentials. Similarly, alloys of the 7' + o region (2 60 wt-% Sn) give polarization curves identical with those for pure tin (o-phase). The tin of the electrode oxidizes to Sn(OH), and Sn(OH), before oxygen evolution.
Alloys falling within the a + 6 region limits (14-32 wt-% Sn) behave mainly as cop r but show, upon oxidation, a new arrest at potentials positive to any of the known redox systems o F"* either metal. This arrest is ascribed to the oxidation of the S-phase (or its copper component). oxidizes to a very limited extent.
The tin of these alloys
Alloys falling within the E + 7' region (38-59 wt-% Sn) behave as if they were formed of pure. copper and pure tin, each giving its own characteristic oxidation arrests independent of the other.
All alloys require upon oxidation less quantities of electricity to passivate than do the pure metals. Critical current densities for the passivation of copper, tin and the seven alloys are determined in 0.1 M NaBSO,. Comparison is made between these quantities and the passivation indices calculated in alkaline solutions. R&mn&-Courbes cycliques de polarisation anodique et cathodique a 25°C de 7 alliages Cu-Sn (8 a 76% pondbal Sn) dans NaOH 0,Ol; 0,l et 2N. Interpretation d'apres le diagramme de phases Cu-Sn. La % sont attribu hase a (< 14 % Sn) se comporte comrne Cu. Des points dani% sur les co&es anodiques s a l'oxydation en Cu,O et Cu(OH),, avec dissolution en HCuO,-. Cu,O, se forme aussi aux tensions de liberation 0,. De meme, dans la rQionq + w (> 60 %Sn), lescourbesdepolarisation sont analogues 1 celles de Sn (phase w). Sn s'oxyde en Sn(OH), et Sn(0I-I). avant lib&ration 0,. Dans la region a + 6(14-32x Sn), le comportement s'apparente a celui de Cu. mais manifeste un nouvel a& 11 des tensions plus positives que toutes cell&bbservees avec l'un ou l'autre des metaux purs. 11 est essentiellement attribue a l'oxydation du Cu de la phase 6, Sn &ant t&s peu oxyde. Dans la region E + rl' (3859% Sn), le comportement est le mgme que s'il s'agissait de Cu pur + Sn pur, chaque constituant foumissant ses points d'arr&s caract&istiques, independants de l'autre. Pour chaque alliage, la passivation se manifeste 1 moindre charge que pour les metaux pm-s. L'on compare enfm les densites de courant critiques et les indices de passivation pour Cu. Sn et les 7 alliages en NaaSOI. 0,lM et en milieu alcalin. Zusammenfassung-Es wurden galvanostatische, zyklisch anodische und kathodische Polarisationskurven von 7 Kupfer-Zinn-Legierungen in 0.01,O.l und 2 N Natriumhydroxyd-Liisungen bei 25°C aufgenommen. Der Zirmgehalt der Legierung variierte zwischen 8 und 76 Gew%. Die Ergebnisse wurden in Reziehung gebracht zum Phasendiagramm des Kupfer-Zinn-Systems.
Legierungen, der a-Phase entsprechend (< 14 Gew % Sn), verhalten sich bei der Polarisation wie reines Kupfer(a-Phase). Die in den anodischen Kurven gefundenen Stufen werden der Oxydation zu CulO, Cu(OH), und der Auflosung zu HCuOl-zugeschrieben.
Rei der Sauerstoffentwicklung entsprechenden Potentialen bildet sich such CusOs. In gleicher Weiss zeigen Legierungen, enthaltend die q und w-Phase (> 60 Gew% Sn), ein Verhalten, das dem des reinen Zirms (w-Phase) anolog ist, wobei dieses vor der Sauerstoffabscheidung zu Sn(OH)B und Sn(OH), oxydiert wird.
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