Table 3 Electrochemical parameters obtained from EIS measurements for the EBM and cast AlCoCrFeNi HEA specimens in a 3.5 wt% NaCl solution for 6 h at room temperature.
Specimen | Rs (Ω cm2) | Qf (μF sn−1 cm−2) | nf | Rf (kΩ cm2) | Qdl (μF sn−1 cm−2) | ndl | Rct (kΩ cm2) | Rp (kΩ cm2) | Ceff (μF cm−2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EBM Top | 8.628 | 47.57 | 0.8863 | 17.80 | 700.7 | 0.7037 | 22.59 | 40.39 | 102.94 |
EBM Bottom | 11.03 | 27.85 | 0.9277 | 24.00 | 12.33 | 0.7246 | 303.68 | 327.68 | 43.52 |
Cast | 7.552 | 29.52 | 0.9264 | 20.05 | 130.5 | 0.7154 | 81.74 | 101.79 | 45.36 |