Journal of Power Sources, Vol.196, No.20, 8789-8801, 2011
Influences of temperature, H2SO4 concentration and Sn content on corrosion behaviors of PbSn alloy in sulfuric acid solution
The influences of temperature, H2SO4 concentration and Sn content on corrosion behaviors of PbSn alloys in sulfuric acid solution were investigated by potentiodynamic curve, cyclic voltammetry (CV), linear sweeping voltage (LSV), electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS), a.c. voltammetry (ACV) and Mott-Schottky analysis. The microstructure of the corrosion layer on PbSn alloy was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results showed that the corrosion resistance of PbSn alloy increased with ascending Sn content and H2SO4 concentration, the increment of temperature can decrease the corrosion resistance of PbSn alloy in H2SO4 solution. The conductivity of the anodic film on PbSn alloy was enhanced with increasing temperature, ascending Sn content and descending H2SO4 concentration. SEM result revealed that the corrosion film after cyclic voltammetry was consisted of tetragonal crystal, the porosity enlarged with decreasing temperature, Sn content and H2SO4 concentration. Crown Copyright (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:PbSn alloy;Cyclic voltammetry (CV);A.c. voltammetry (ACV);Mott-Schottky analysis;Electrochemical impedance spectra