Electrochemical study of the corrosion behavior of Ce sealing of anodized 2024 aluminum alloy

The technological process of Ce sealing of anodized LY12 (2024) alloy is introduced in this paper. The corrosion behavior of the film is studied by polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results show that the coating remains passive at the potential range from the open circuit potential (-780 mV) to -250 mV. After immersing the sample in NaCl solution for 6 days, the outer layer Ce conversion coating begins to loose its anticorrosive property. The inner Ce sealing anodized film is not corroded until 60 days immersion. Thus, the inner layer Ce sealing anodized film takes the leading role of the corrosion protection for LY12 alloy. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.