Electrodeposition of Al–Mg alloys from chloride-based molten salts
摘要
Aluminum-magnesium (Al–Mg) alloys were potentiostatically electrodeposited on copper using Al anode at 180 °C from 62AlCl3 + 17NaCl + 15KCl + 6MgCl2 electrolyte. The depositions are categorized into two groups based on current density-time curves and deposit compositions. Group 1 corresponds to overpotentials from − 1.05 to − 1.10 V, and Group 2 from − 1.15 to − 1.30 V. Morphologies within Group 1 possess almost pure Al and coarsen with overpotential; while those in Group 2 possess Al and Mg, and refine with overpotential. Based on electrochemical, compositional, and spectral analyses, a generic deposition scheme is proposed. Mathematical variables in this scheme are adjusted rendering it suitable for both groups. Sources of Al for deposition are