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Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection  2018, Vol. 38 Issue (2): 197-202    DOI: 10.11902/1005.4537.2017.044
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Discharge Property and Voltage Delay of AZ31B Mg Alloy in Mg(NO3)2/Mg(ClO4)2 Composite Electrolyte
Lin CHEN1,2(), Furong ZHONG1, Jinlong ZAN1
1.College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong 643000, China;
2.Material Corrosion and Protection Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong 643000, China;
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Abstract  

In neutral and acidic solution, Mg reacts with water and release hydrogen, which reduces the utilization rate of electrode and brings difficulties to the assembly of the battery. In the alkaline solution, the Mg-surface would form a dense protective film, which make the electrode passivation and prevents discharging. In order to develop proper Mg-alloy suitable for battery electrolytes, the discharge properties and voltage delay of AZ31B Mg-alloy in compound electrolytes with different volume ratio of Mg(NO3)2 to Mg(ClO4)2 were studied by means of chronopotentiometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and the corrosion products-films formed on the surface of AZ31B Mg-alloy were examined by means of SEM and infra-red spectrometer. Results show that in solutions with volume ratios of Mg(NO3)2 to Mg(ClO4)2 are 72:28 and 74:26 respectively, the discharge curves of AZ31B Mg-alloy are smooth and steady with stable potentials about -1.24 V (2.5 and 6 mA·cm-2) and the delay time 5~8 s. Chemical groups of the corrosion products-film after discharge is the same as before. However, the surface film of corrosion products has been destroyed by discharge process, resulting in continuous beads-like corrosion pits, therewith the film resistance would disappear and the charge transfer resistance decreases to 375 Ω·cm2.

Key words:  AZ31B Mg alloy      composite electrolyte      discharge      corrosion film      voltage delay     
Received:  25 March 2017     
Fund: Supported by Talent Introduction Project of Sichuan University of Science & Engineering (2015CR58)

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Lin CHEN, Furong ZHONG, Jinlong ZAN. Discharge Property and Voltage Delay of AZ31B Mg Alloy in Mg(NO3)2/Mg(ClO4)2 Composite Electrolyte. Journal of Chinese Society for Corrosion and protection, 2018, 38(2): 197-202.

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Fig.1  CP curves of AZ31B Mg alloy in Mg(NO3)2+Mg(ClO)4 solutions at 2.5 mAcm-2
Mg(NO3)2∶Mg(ClO4)2 Es (SCE)V tds Mg(NO3)2:Mg(ClO4)2 Es (SCE)V tds
5∶95 -1.206 4.6 60:40 -1.232 9.0
10∶90 -1.190 4.3 70:30 -1.291 11.2
20∶80 -1.235 8.8 80:20 -1.280 12.5
30∶70 -1.248 18.1 90:10 -1.265 13.0
40∶60 -1.270 8.9 95:5 -1.272 12.4
50∶50 -1.236 14.0 --- --- ---
Table 1  Es and td values of AZ31B Mg alloy in composite electrolytes
Fig.2  CP curves of AZ31B Mg alloy in Mg(NO3)2+Mg(ClO4)2solutions at 2.5 mAcm-2 (a) and 6 mAcm-2 (b)
Fig.3  Es and td values of AZ31B Mg alloy in composite electrolytes
Fig.4  SEM cross-sectional (a) and surface (b) images of AZ31B Mg alloy after immersion in 74:26 electrolyte for 72 h and surface image of AZ31B Mg alloy after discharge for 300 s at 2.5 mAcm-2 and then removing the corrosion product layer (c)
Fig.5  IR spectra of the surface film formed on AZ31B Mg alloy in 74:26 electrolyte before and after discharge
Fig.6  Nyquist plots of AZ31B Mg alloy before and after discharge at 2.5 mAcm-2 for 300 s
Fig.7  Equivalent circuits of EIS of AZ31B Mg alloy before (a) and after (b) discharge at 2.5 mAcm-2 for 300 s
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