Pourbaix Diagram for

Aluminum
Nithya, Xuan, Yipin
Possible Reactions in Al-H2O system
Hydrogen/Oxygen Reactions
E=E° -0.059 log ( [H2])/E=
E= E° -(0.059/n)( log ( [H2])/([H+]2))
Reaction Calculations
Half reaction E0 (V)
Reaction Calculations
Al2O3.H2O + 6 H+ + 6 e- → 2 Al (s) + 4 H2O
 Reaction Calculations
Al2O3.H2O -1825.5 kJ/mol
H2O -237.0 kJ/mol
Al -0.0 kJ/mol
H+ -0.0 kJ/mol
Reaction Calculations
Reaction Calculations
Reaction Calculations
Al3+ Al2O3 .H2O AlO2-

corrosion
passivation corrosion
Al
immunity
Al3+ concentration 10-4 10-2 100

E -1.7408 -1.7014 -1.662

Al3+ concentration 10-4 10-2 100

pH 4.064 3.398 2.732

AlO2- concentration 10-4 10-2 100

pH 8.93 10.93 12.93