Aluminum anodic, chemical composition

The quality control of galvanic anodes is reduced mainly to the analytical control of the chemical composition of the alloy, to the quality and coating of the support, to an adequate joint between support and anode material, as well as to restricting the weight and size of the anode. The standards in Refs. 6, 7, 22, 27, 31 refer to magnesium and zinc anodes. Corresponding specifications for aluminum anodes do not exist. In addition, the lowest values of the rest potentials are also given [16]. The analytical data represent the minimum requirements, which are usually exceeded. 

Aluminum Foil. Studies of various foods wrapped in aluminum foil show that food products to which aluminum offers only fair resistance cause little or no corrosion when the foil is in contact with a nonmetallic object (glass, plastic, ceramic, etc.) The reactions, when found, are essentially chemical, and the effect on the foil is insignificant. However, when the same foods are wrapped or covered with foil that is in contact with another metallic object (steel, tinplate, silver, etc.), an electrochemical or galvanic reaction occurs with aluminum acting as the sacrificial anode. In such cases, there is pitting corrosion of the foil, and the severity of the attack depends primarily on the food composition and the exposure time and temperature. Results obtained with various foods cov-... 

Metals such as aluminium, steel, and titanium are the primary adherends used for adhesively bonded structure. They are never bonded directly to a polymeric adhesive, however. A protective oxide, either naturally occurring or created on the metal surface either through a chemical etching or anodization technique is provided for corrosion protection. The resultant oxide has a morphology distinct from the bulk and a surface chemistry dependent on the conditions used to form the oxide 39). Studies on various aluminum alloy compositions show that while the oxide composition is invariant with bulk composition, the oxide surface contains chemical species that are characteristic of the base alloy and the anodization bath40 42). 

For the production of superpurity aluminum on a large scale, the Hoopes cell is used. This cell involves three layers of material. Impure (99.35 to 99.9% aluminum) metal from conventional electrolytic cells is alloyed with 33% copper (cutcctic composition) which serves as the anode of the cell A middle, fused-salt layer consists of 60% barium chloride and 40% AlF 1.5NaF (chiolite), mp 72(TC. This layer floats above the aluminum-copper alloy. The top layer consists of superpurity aluminum (99.995%). The final product usually is cast in graphite equipment because iron and other container metals readily dissolve in aluminum. For extreme-purity aluminum, zone refining is used. This process is similar to that used for the production of semiconductor chemicals and yields a product that is 99.9996% aluminum and is available in commercial quantities. 

Then the anodic alumina layer formed was removed chemically in the selective etchant composed of phosphoric (6 wt.%) and chromic (1.8 wt.%) acids at 60 C. Hemispheric etching pits - replica of the alumina cell bottoms - remain on the surface of the aluminum foil. The second porous anodization of aluminum was made. At this stage, the pores on the aluminum foil surface arise not in random way but at the sites of primary alumina cell Imprints to repeat the cell size. The pore diameter and spacing are dictated by the parameters of the anodization process, specifically by the electrolyte composition and the anodization voltage. The alumina film thickness is defined by the anodization time and the anodization current density. The second stage provides a continuous development of the alumina film. Total etching process takes 10-20h to get pores of approximately 100 pm lengths. 

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