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The Electrodeposition of Aluminium-Niobium Alloys From Chloroaluminate Electrolytes
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Author(s)
Gery R. Stafford, G Haarberg
Abstract
The electrochemical behavior of niobium in a 52:48 mole ratio A1C13:NaC1 molten salt electrolyte was examined by liner sweep voltammetry, chronoamperometry and chronopotentiometry at 190 C. Niobium oxidation begins at about 1.10 V vs. A1 but appears to be limited to a charge of about 4mC/cm2 before the electrode becomes inhibited. This inhibition is likely due to limited solubility of the niobium oxidation product. The inhibition region extends from about 1.20 V to 1.40 V. At higher oxidation potentials, the current can be continuously increased up to the anodic limit of the chloroaluminate electrolyte. Gravimetric analysis during oxidation indicates that the dissolution of Nb at 1.50 V is a two-electron process. Aluminium-niobium alloys can be electrodeposited from the above electrolyte following Nb dissolution. Alloys containing a Nb atomic fraction of up to 13.5% have been electrodeposited. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy examination of these electrodeposits indicated that the low Nb concentration deposits (
Conference Dates
August 12-17, 1997
Conference Location
RU
Conference Title
NATO Advanced Research on Refractory Metals in Molten Salts
Stafford, G.
and Haarberg, G.
(1998),
The Electrodeposition of Aluminium-Niobium Alloys From Chloroaluminate Electrolytes, NATO Advanced Research on Refractory Metals in Molten Salts, RU
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