Many aluminum alloys are corroded severely by boiling
CCl4
. Two of the products of the reaction are aluminum chloride and hexachloroethane. The presence of anhydrous aluminum chloride accelerates the reaction. A number of chemical agents can retard this reaction apparently by combining with aluminum chloride as it is produced. The reaction of aluminum alloys drops off rapidly as the magnesium content increases.
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