Abstract
The influence of plasma preoxidation treatment on the corrosion behaviour of copper in a 3.5 % NaCl solution was evaluated. The electrochemical techniques used included potentiodynamic polarization curves, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and linear polarization resistance at 20, 40 and 60 °C. The results showed that the preformed oxides included both cupric (CuO) and cuprous oxides (Cu2O). Potentiodynamic polarization curves showed a reduction in the corrosion current density value by one order of magnitude in the plasmaoxidized specimens. However, for longer exposure times, the corrosion rates were higher for the plasma-oxidized specimens. Corrosion rates increased with an increase in the testing temperature.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 100049 |
Journal | International Journal of Electrochemical Science |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of ESG. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
Keywords
- Copper
- Corrosion
- Plasma oxidation
- Thermochemical treatment