Effect of Applied Potential on the Electrodeposition of Ti–Al Alloys in AlCl3:BMIC Ionic Liquid Electrolyte
摘要
The effect of applied potential on the electrodepositionElectrodeposition of Ti–Al alloysTi-Al alloys was investigated. Four different potentials (2.0, 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5 V) were studied at a constant temperatureTemperature of 110 °C and a stirring speed of 120 rpm for a duration of 4 h under a vacuum atmosphere. The cathode current densityDensity during the electrolysis was recorded as a function of time. It was observed that cathode current densityDensity decreases with time due to the formation of a passivation layer. The average cathode current densityAverage cathode current density and Ti content in the Ti–Al alloysTi-Al alloys increased with increase in applied potentials. ElectrodepositionsElectrodeposition at 2.0 V and 2.5 V produced a nodular microstructureMicrostructure. At potentials of 3 V and 3.5 V, the resulting alloys exhibited a flaky structure with a 40 atom% Ti.