This article represents a pioneering study centered on the corrosion kinetics of untreated and thermally processed mechano-synthesized Al_(x)Cr_(y)Ni_(z) two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystalline structure and crysta...This article represents a pioneering study centered on the corrosion kinetics of untreated and thermally processed mechano-synthesized Al_(x)Cr_(y)Ni_(z) two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystalline structure and crystalline approximants.It sheds light on the distinguished corrosion behavior of untreated and heat-treated mechano-synthesized Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) and Al_(86)Cr_(12)Ni_(2)alloys,including a wide diversity of miscellaneous intermetallic phases.A comprehensive characterization was performed to analyze crystallographic structure and thermal characteristics of Al_(x)Cr_(y)Ni_(z) powder particles.Electrochemical evaluations of the mechano-synthesized Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) and Al_(86)Cr_(12)Ni_(2) specimens and their heat-treated counterparts were conducted under cyclic potentiodynamic polarization tests with 0.1 mol/L Na_(2)SO_(4)(pH=2) and 3.5%NaCl(pH=8.5) electrolytes at room temperature,respectively.Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystalline phase was attained following 6 h mechanosynthesis and subsequent annealing treatment at 1035℃.There is no evidence of quasicrystal formation in the Al_(86)Cr_(12)Ni_(2) alloy system after 6 h mechano-synthesis and successive thermal processing at 445 and 570℃.In this study,we conducted the first investigation into electrochemical performance of both Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) and Al_(86)Cr_(12)Ni_(2) intermetallics.Both Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) and Al_(86)Cr_(12)Ni_(2) alloys develop a protective passive film in 0.1 mol/L Na_(2)SO_(4) electrolyte.It was determined that 6 h mechano-synthesized Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) sample,subjected to annealing at 1035℃,stands out in the Al-Cr-Ni alloy systems for applications necessitating exceptional corrosion resistance,passivation behavior,and minimal susceptibility to pitting corrosion when compared to other tested counterparts.This alloy is characterized by a corrosion current density of 3.73μA/cm^(2) and a corrosion potential of-0.16 V(vs.Ag/AgCl),revealing a remarkably stable passive film up to a current density of 0.02 A/cm^(2) and a potential of 2.41 V(vs.Ag/AgCl)within 0.1 mol/L Na_(2)SO_(4) medium.Likewise,it exhibited a drastically diminished corrosion current density of 11.65μA/cm^(2) and a reduced corrosion potential of-0.27 V(vs.Ag/AgCl)within 3.5%NaCl electrolyte,attributed to the formation of two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystalline phase and hexagonalδ-Al_(3)Ni_(2) crystalline approximant at 1035℃.It also encompassed a re-passivation current density and potential of 50.35μA/cm^(2)and-0.04 V(vs.Ag/AgCl),respectively,within the latter solution.Its corrosion mechanism may be ascribed to a two-step surface precipitation process:initially,Al dissolves into a hydroxide,succeeded by the formation and precipitation of Al oxides,such as NaAlO_(2) and Al_(2)O_(3)·xH_(2)O.展开更多
文摘This article represents a pioneering study centered on the corrosion kinetics of untreated and thermally processed mechano-synthesized Al_(x)Cr_(y)Ni_(z) two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystalline structure and crystalline approximants.It sheds light on the distinguished corrosion behavior of untreated and heat-treated mechano-synthesized Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) and Al_(86)Cr_(12)Ni_(2)alloys,including a wide diversity of miscellaneous intermetallic phases.A comprehensive characterization was performed to analyze crystallographic structure and thermal characteristics of Al_(x)Cr_(y)Ni_(z) powder particles.Electrochemical evaluations of the mechano-synthesized Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) and Al_(86)Cr_(12)Ni_(2) specimens and their heat-treated counterparts were conducted under cyclic potentiodynamic polarization tests with 0.1 mol/L Na_(2)SO_(4)(pH=2) and 3.5%NaCl(pH=8.5) electrolytes at room temperature,respectively.Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystalline phase was attained following 6 h mechanosynthesis and subsequent annealing treatment at 1035℃.There is no evidence of quasicrystal formation in the Al_(86)Cr_(12)Ni_(2) alloy system after 6 h mechano-synthesis and successive thermal processing at 445 and 570℃.In this study,we conducted the first investigation into electrochemical performance of both Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) and Al_(86)Cr_(12)Ni_(2) intermetallics.Both Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) and Al_(86)Cr_(12)Ni_(2) alloys develop a protective passive film in 0.1 mol/L Na_(2)SO_(4) electrolyte.It was determined that 6 h mechano-synthesized Al_(72)Cr_(15)Ni_(13) sample,subjected to annealing at 1035℃,stands out in the Al-Cr-Ni alloy systems for applications necessitating exceptional corrosion resistance,passivation behavior,and minimal susceptibility to pitting corrosion when compared to other tested counterparts.This alloy is characterized by a corrosion current density of 3.73μA/cm^(2) and a corrosion potential of-0.16 V(vs.Ag/AgCl),revealing a remarkably stable passive film up to a current density of 0.02 A/cm^(2) and a potential of 2.41 V(vs.Ag/AgCl)within 0.1 mol/L Na_(2)SO_(4) medium.Likewise,it exhibited a drastically diminished corrosion current density of 11.65μA/cm^(2) and a reduced corrosion potential of-0.27 V(vs.Ag/AgCl)within 3.5%NaCl electrolyte,attributed to the formation of two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystalline phase and hexagonalδ-Al_(3)Ni_(2) crystalline approximant at 1035℃.It also encompassed a re-passivation current density and potential of 50.35μA/cm^(2)and-0.04 V(vs.Ag/AgCl),respectively,within the latter solution.Its corrosion mechanism may be ascribed to a two-step surface precipitation process:initially,Al dissolves into a hydroxide,succeeded by the formation and precipitation of Al oxides,such as NaAlO_(2) and Al_(2)O_(3)·xH_(2)O.
