Ev. Nikitina et al., CORROSION OF ALUMINUM IN A MOLTEN EUTECTIC MIXTURE OF THE LITHIUM, SODIUM, AND POTASSIUM CARBONATES, CONTAINING PBCL2, Protection of metals, 32(6), 1996, pp. 556-558
The interaction of aluminum with an eutectic mixture of the lithium, s
odium, and potassium carbonates containing some amount of lead (II) ch
loride was investigated at the corrosion potential and during anodic p
olarization. It was shown that chlorides partially break down the oxid
e film; lead is substituted for aluminum in breakdowns, therewith the
surface differentiates in microcathodes and microanodes. The local lea
d-deposition on the film was noted.