Electrochemical noise analysis of galvanic corrosion of anodized aluminum in chloride environments

A new type of electrochemical noise analysis technique with First Fourier Transformation, FFT, was applied to galvanic corrosion of barrier and porous type anodic oxide films formed on aluminum in 0.5 kmol/m(3) H3BO4 / 0.05 kmol/m(3) Na2B4O7 solutions with 0.01 kmol/m(3) NaCl. During localized corrosion, the current and potential were changed, with fluctuations and the potential and the current fluctuations show good correlation. The slope of the PSD spectra of both types of anodized specimens are about minus one (-1), just after localized corrosion started. This technique allows observation of electrochemical impedance changes during localized corrosion. The impedance spectra are independent of signal frequency and the impedance of porous types anodic oxide film specimens decrease with immersion time and increases with anodizing time.