Research Article

Boric Acid as an Accelerator of Cerium Surface Treatment on Aluminum

Figure 4

Polarization curves (a) and voltammograms (b) for aluminum conversion layers in cerium bath (0.1 g L−1) at different concentrations of accelerator (boric acid); 0.1, 0.5, and 1 g L−1. Evaluated in NaCl 3.5% wt. aqueous solution.
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