EIS testing of new aluminium sacrificial anodes

Aluminium alloys In/Hg free, suitable as sacrificial anodes for cathodic protection, have been developed. Short-term electrochemical tests were performed on these new alloys to obtain their electrochemical efficiency and to reveal any tendencies to passivation. Samples were galvanostatically held at different current densities, which changed every 24 h according to DNV RP 401. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), polarization curves and electrode potential against time measurements were employed to study the main features of the processes taking place at the alloy–solution interface.