Fig. 21: Scheme illustrating the mechanisms of corrosion attack and inhibitor action on a model of the AA2024 T3 alloy.
From: Corrosion inhibition mechanisms of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole on AA2024 T3 aluminium alloy

(a) Polished sample with intermetallic particles, (b) Mechanism of corrosion attack and dealloying of intermetallic particles in a reference NaCl solution, (c) 2-MBT adsorption and inhibition mechanisms at intermetallic particle sites and the alloy surface in a 2-MBT-containing NaCl solution.