Design and Installation of Aluminum Alloy Sacrificial Anode Blocks

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Design and Installation of Aluminum Alloy Sacrificial Anode Blocks

Advantages and Disadvantages of Aluminum Alloy Sacrificial Anodes

• Advantages:
  • High Electrochemical Activity: Aluminum alloy has high electrochemical activity, enabling it to quickly become the anode in a corrosion cell, preferentially dissolving and releasing electrons.
  • High Cost-Effectiveness: Aluminum alloy offers good processability and cost-effectiveness, making it suitable for large-scale applications.
  • Extended Service Life: The corrosion product film formed during the dissolution process of aluminum alloy can slow down the anode's dissolution rate, thereby extending its service life.
• Disadvantages:
  • Localized Corrosion: The passive state of aluminum alloy in seawater is unstable, and localized corrosion is its primary form of corrosion.

Aluminum Alloy Sacrificial Anode is a commonly used cathodic protection material, primarily employed for protecting metal structures in seawater environments. Its fundamental principle involves connecting the aluminum alloy sacrificial anode with the protected metal structure to form a galvanic cell through an electrochemical corrosion process. In an electrolyte solution (such as seawater), the aluminum alloy sacrificial anode acts as the negative electrode, preferentially losing electrons and being oxidized, thereby transferring electrons to the protected metal, lowering its potential, and inhibiting corrosion.