Abstract
Microstructural characterization of the coating is performed using both scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to model the electrochemical corrosion behavior and to assess the impact of changing processing variables on the overall corrosion performance. Hydrotalcite coatings were formed by immersion of an 1100 aluminum alloy into a room temperature, alkaline bath of lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide for 15 minutes. Microstructural analysis shows that the coating consists of two layers. The outer layer appears porous and is similar in appearance to the SEM images. The inner layer adjacent to the aluminum substrate appears to be less porous and is 0.5 to 1 μm in width.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 850-851 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Proceedings - Annual Meeting, Microscopy Society of America |
| State | Published - 1993 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting Microscopy Society of America - Cincinnati, OH, USA Duration: Aug 1 1993 → Aug 6 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering