Corrosion behavior of aluminum in non-uniform electric fields

The present paper discusses the effect of the geometrical structure of the electric field on the corrosion of aluminum cathodes by electrolysis of aqu eous solutions of sodium chloride. A correlation between the mass of the al uminum dissolved from the cathode and the factors electric current density, distance between the electrodes, electrolysis time and sodium chloride con centration by electrolysis with direct current in electric fields of variou s geometries was found.