Corrosion rates of aluminum in phosphoric (V) acid solutions were determined gravimetrically in a presence of sodium molybdate which acts as an inhibitor. Inhibition efficiencies were calculated. The most effective corrosion inhibition was observed for 0.5 M H3PO4 and 100 mM of Na2MoO4. Since insoluble corrosion products precipitated onto specimens and influenced the determined corrosion rates, an analysis of a morphology of the specimens was performed by using a scanning electron microscope. The corrosion products are composed of Mo, P, Al and O. An Mo/P atomic ratio varied between 0.8 and 1.6 depending on the concentrations of phosphoric (V) acid and sodium molybdate. For three concentrations of H3PO4, the concentration ranges of sodium molybdate, where the gravimetric method may be applied were determined.
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