Comparison of inorganic inhibitors of copper, nickel and copper–nickels in aqueous lithium bromide solution

The electrochemical behavior of copper, nickel and two copper–nickel (Cu90/Ni10 and Cu70/Ni30) alloys in 850 g/L LiBr solution in the absence and presence of three different inorganic inhibitors (chromate CrO 4 2−, molybdate MoO 4 2−, and tetraborate B 4O 7 2−) has been studied. Differences in inhib...

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Veröffentlicht in:Electrochimica acta 2004-12, Vol.50 (4), p.957-966
Hauptverfasser: Muñoz, A. Igual, Antón, J. García, Guiñón, J.L., Herranz, V. Pérez
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Zusammenfassung:The electrochemical behavior of copper, nickel and two copper–nickel (Cu90/Ni10 and Cu70/Ni30) alloys in 850 g/L LiBr solution in the absence and presence of three different inorganic inhibitors (chromate CrO 4 2−, molybdate MoO 4 2−, and tetraborate B 4O 7 2−) has been studied. Differences in inhibition efficiency are discussed in terms of potentiodynamic and cyclic measurements. The best protection is obtained by adding chromate to the 850 g/L LiBr solution while the inhibition efficiencies of molybdate and tetraborate ions were not markedly high. Very aggressive anions, such as bromides, in the present experimental conditions, notably reduce the action of the less efficient molecules (molybdate and tetraborate), but not that of the most efficient ones (chromate). The results of the investigation show that the inhibiting properties depend on the nickel content in the alloy; this element improves the general corrosion resistance of the material in the sense that it shifts free corrosion potential towards more noble values and density corrosion currents towards lower levels. The nickel content in the alloy also enlarges the passivating region of the materials in chromate and molybdate-containing solution; furthermore it decreases the current passivating values to lower values. Nickel addition improves the localized corrosion resistance in the bromide media.
ISSN:0013-4686
1873-3859
DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2004.07.048