Regular and equilibrium natures of Al–Mg electrodeposition from chloride-based molten salts
摘要
Understanding the nature of Al–Mg electrodeposition helps in choosing suitable electrochemical systems for obtaining desirable compositions in deposits. Al–Mg alloys were electrodeposited between deposition potentials of –1.05 and –1.70 V vs open circuit potential using 62AlCl3 + 17NaCl + 15KCl + 6MgCl2 (mol%) at 160—200 °C on Cu employing Al and Pt counter electrodes (C.E.), separately. The deposit composition depends on C.E., with Al C.E. yielding a maximum of 4.06 atom% Mg and Pt C.E. offering up to 13.69 atom% Mg. Contrarily, deposit phases are functions of compositions irrespective of the C.E. Deposits up to ~ 4.49 atom% Mg possess only Al-solid solution; whereas those beyond this composition possess both Al-solid solution and Al12Mg17. When employing Al C.E., the deposit’s less noble metal i.e. Mg content increases with deposition potential and decreases with temperature, suggesting the nature of this electrodeposition as ‘regular’. However, the nature of deposition with Pt C.E. is ‘equilibrium’. These natures are confirmed by the respective composition curves