Role of the Diffusion of Products of Redox Reactions in the Processes of Corrosion of Amorphous Aluminum Alloys

By the method of cyclic voltammetry, we study the corrosion resistance of amorphous and crystalline Al87Ni8Y5 alloys in a 0.5 M aqueous NaCl solution for different sweep rates of potential of the electrode surface (10, 20, 50, and 100 mV/sec). We find the electrochemical characteristics of crystalline Al, Ni, and Y in solutions of sodium chloride. The diffusion coefficients of Al3+ and Ni2+ ions are determined. It is shown that the alloys are ionized in this solution in three stages and the diffusion rate of Al3+ from the near-electrode layer is lower than for Ni2+ ions.