Сorrosion of aluminium in inorganic substances
About corrosion of aluminium in inorganic substances in the book “Corrosion of aluminium” by Christian Vargel.
Selected contents of the book
Aluminium corrosion fundamentals
The corrosion of aluminium
- Short historical introduction
- Corrosion: an irreversible phenomenon
- Electrochemical basis for metal corrosion
- Electrical double layer
- Electrochemical basis of metal corrosion
- Electrochemical reactions of aluminium corrosion
- Role of oxygen
- Aluminium as a passive metal
- Aluminium passivity and pH
- Electrochemical equilibrium – Pourbaix diagrams
The notion of potential
- The standard potential of a metal
- Corrosion potentials
- Pitting potential
- The protection potential of aluminium
- The corrosion potential or open circuit potential
- Measurement of open circuit potentials
- Parameters for measuring corrosion potentials
- Galvanic series of open circuit potentials
- Meaning of open circuit potentials
- The open circuit potential of aluminium
- The Volta potential
The oxide film and passivity of aluminium
- The protective role of oxide films
- The mechanism of formation of oxide films on aluminium
- Parameters affecting the formation of oxide films on aluminium
- Rate of reconstitution of the oxide film
- Structure of the oxide film
- Low-temperature oxide film growth
- Oxide film properties
- Influence of pH on aluminium passivation
Corrosion resistance parameters
- Factors related to the environment
- Alloy composition
- Forming and transformation routes
- Twin roll casting
- Heat treatments
- Grain size
- Strain hardening
- Surface condition
- Aluminium welding techniques
- Electric arc welding
- Laser beam welding
- Friction stir welding
- Bonding
- Contact with other metals and materials
- Mechanical loads
- Design measures
- Storage and transport
- Maintenance
Сorrosion of aluminium in inorganic substances
About corrosion of aluminium in inorganic substances. ‘Corrosion of aluminium’ by Christian Vargel covers topics such as the electrical double layer and the mechanism of oxide film formation.
Oxides and peroxides
- Oxygen
- Ozone
- Metal oxides
- Oxides of copper, silver, mercury and lead
- Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
- Sulphur dioxide
- Sulphurous acid
- Sulphuric anhydride
- Nitrogen oxides
- Peroxides
- Oxychlorides
Hydrogen, nitrogen and noble gases
- Hydrogen
- Nitrogen
- Noble gases: argon, helium, krypton, neon and xenon
Metalloids and halides
- Phosphorus, arsenic and antimony
- Carbon
- Silicon and boron
- Sulphur
- Sulphides
- Fluorine
- Fluorinated derivatives
- Chlorine
- Chlorinated derivatives
- Bromine
- Iodine
- Halogen derivatives
Bases
- Sodium hydroxide
- Potassium hydroxide
- Lithium hydroxide
- Calcium hydroxide
- Barium hydroxide
- Ammonia
- Ammonium hydroxide
- Hydrazine
- Urea
Acids
- Hydrochloric acid
- Hydrofluoric acid
- Hydrobromic acid and hydroiodic acid
- Hydrocyanic acid
- Perchloric acid
- Chloric acid
- Hypochloric acid
- Sulphuric acid
- Sulphamic acid
- Fluorosulphonic acid and chlorosulphonic acid
- Hyposelenic acid and selenic acid
- Nitric acid
- Phosphoric acid
- Fluorophosphoric acids
- Boric acid
- Chromic acid
Salts
- General aspects
- Fluorides
- Chlorides
- Chlorates and perchlorates
- Hypochlorites
- Bromides and iodides
- Sulphates
- Sulphites and hydrogen sulphites
- Sulphides
- Persulphates
- Nitrates
- Nitrites
- Phosphates
- Arsenates and arsenites
- Carbonates
- Silicates and metasilicates
- Borates, perborates and tetraborates
- Cyanides, cyanates and thiocyanates
- Chromates and dichromates
- Permanganates
- Carbamates and sulphamates
