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Effects of Gallium On Electrochemical Discharge Behavior of Al MG SN in Alloy Anode For Air Cell or Water-Activated Cell
Effects of Gallium On Electrochemical Discharge Behavior of Al MG SN in Alloy Anode For Air Cell or Water-Activated Cell
Effects of Gallium On Electrochemical Discharge Behavior of Al MG SN in Alloy Anode For Air Cell or Water-Activated Cell
Kun YU1,2, Shi-hai YANG1, Han-qing XIONG1, Li WEN1, Yi-long DAI1, Fei TENG1, Su-feng FAN1
1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;
2. State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Received 1 December 2014; accepted 19 May 2015
Abstract: In order to evaluate the electrochemical properties of aluminum alloy anode under high current densities in alkaline
electrolyte, the galvanostatic discharge, potentiodynamic polarization and hydrogen evolution tests of three experimental
Al−Mg−Sn−In−(Ga) alloys were performed. The results show that the alloying element gallium improves the working potentials of
experimental Al−Mg−Sn−In alloys under different discharge current densities. The average working potentials of the alloys
containing gallium can reach −1.3 V under current density ranging from 650 to 900 mA/cm2, while those of alloy without Ga are
only −1.0 V. Such phenomenon is attributed to the solid solution which can form amalgam with aluminum matrix. Such an amalgam
can form the hydrolyzed species during the discharge process and lead to the corrosion infiltrating into aluminum matrix.
Key words: aluminum anode; electrochemical property; discharge behavior; corrosion; dissolution−deposition
Foundation item: Project supported by the Open Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, China
Corresponding author: Kun YU; Tel: +86-731-88879341; Fax: +86-731-88876692; E-mail: yukun2010@csu.edu.cn
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(15)64018-3
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Table 1 Designed chemical compositions of experimental
alloys (mass fraction, %)
Alloy No. Mg Sn In Ga Al
1 0.5 0.08 0.05 − Bal.
2 0.5 0.08 0.05 0.1 Bal.
3 0.5 0.08 0.05 0.3 Bal.
Fig. 5 Overall surface corrosion morphology (a) and local corrosion morphology (b) of Alloy 1, overall surface corrosion
morphology (c) and local corrosion morphology (d) of Alloy 3 after discharging under current density of 800 mA/cm2 for 10 s
Table 5 EDAX analysis in certain regions in Fig. 5 (mass through which aluminum atom reacts with the
fraction, %) electrolyte.
Region Mg Sn In Ga Al
A 0.65 38.41 10.73 − 50.21 References
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镓对空气电池或水激活电池阳极
用 Al−Mg−Sn−In 合金电化学性能的影响
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