Table 1 Electrochemical parameters derived from the potentiodynamic polarization curves and the corresponding corrosion products identified by GIXRD at the same conditions

From: Study of the effect of H3BO3 concentration and temperature on the corrosion behavior of B4C/6061Al

Temperature (°C)

Concentration (ppm)

Ecorr (mV vs.Ag/AgCl)

icorr (μA/cm2)

Corrosion products

20

0

−60

0.115

Al(OH)3 + γ-AlOOH

500

−239

0.469

γ-AlOOH

2500

−342

0.724

-

5000

−314

0.524

-

10,000

−312

0.616

-

50

0

−68

0.058

Al(OH)3 + γ-AlOOH

500

−110

0.068

Al(OH)3 + γ-AlOOH

2500

−128

0.075

γ-AlOOH

5000

−118

0.088

γ-AlOOH

10,000

−302

0.702

-

90

0

−105

0.073

Al(OH)3 + γ-AlOOH

500

−93

0.071

Al(OH)3 + γ-AlOOH

2500

−145

0.074

γ-AlOOH

5000

−134

0.077

γ-AlOOH

10,000

−194

0.483

γ-AlOOH