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The properties of electrolytes formed from atmospheric processes, whether thin films or droplets, change in response to changes in the environment. Specifically, temperature and relative humidity changes can induce condensation or evaporation directly or indirectly alter the concentrations of dissolved oxygen, alter the solution conductivity , or speed up or slow down chemical reactions, which can alter the corrosivity of the electrolyte. In this work, we develop a numerical model of the galvanic couple between a stainless steel and aluminum alloy exposed to a thin film electrolyte equilibrating to different temperature and relative humidity conditions, and we examine how changes in solution resistivity, dissolved oxygen concentration, and chemical reactions in the electrolyte change the corrosion current in the galvanic couple. We then compare these results to some experimental measurements made on a similar galvanic couple in a controlled humidity and temperature chamber.
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Policastro, S.A., Anderson, R.M., Hangarter, C.M. (2020). Estimating the Effect that Interactions Between Chemical Reactions and Environmental Influences Have on the Corrosivity of the Electrolyte. In: TMS 2020 149th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36296-6_86
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