Corrosion behavior of aluminum-Fiber Glass composite fabricated through surface mechanical alloying in alkaline media

Abstract

Dissolution reaction control of aluminum in 2M KOH alkaline media was achieved through surface mechanical alloying SMA with dielectric Fiber glass ‘FG’ powder. A significant decrease corrosion rate from 0.867 for blank Al to 0.0002 mm y−1 for SMA Al with FG powder previously etched after 15 min; surface mechanical attrition treatment ‘SMAT’; Formed surface metal matrix Al/FG composites layers on Al anodes have attractive electrical properties. Its analysis obtained using X-Rays Diffraction XRD, scanning electron microscopy SEM. Used three electrochemical techniques EIS, CV and PDP indicate corrosion resistance improvement in 2M KOH correspond to inhibition efficiency reaches 99.81%. Such inhibition encourage for forming efficient and safe air batteries for interesting applications using Al anodes after consecutive SMAT & SMA processing