Table 3 The electrochemical polarization parameters of (Bi, Pb)-2223 superconductor compacted at different pressure in 0.5 M HCl, 0.5 M NaOH and 0.5 M NaCl.

From: The electrochemical corrosion behaviour of compacted (Bi, Pb)-2223 superconductors in aqueous solutions

 

Pressure, GPa

E corr vs SCE, mV

βa

βc

icorr, mA/cm2

mV/decade

0.5 M HCl

0.3

745

390

265

0.2120

0.7

841

377

425

0.1964

1.0

873

344

520

0.1017

1.4

876

420

444

0.0619

1.9

879

499

333

0.0319

0.5 M NaOH

0.3

174

244

128

0.0238

0.7

155

183

204

0.0045

1.0

150

168

182

0.0019

1.4

159

168

194

0.0014

1.9

156

159

133

0.0014

0.5 M NaCl

0.3

112

335

112

0.0138

0.7

110

452

183

0.0101

1.0

182

430

142

0.0042

1.4

231

362

166

0.0021

1.9

277

308

120

0.0008