Influence of alkaline earth metals on the corrosion-electrochemical behavior of lead babbit BKa, BSt, BBa (PbSb15Sn10) in NaCl electrolyte medium

The article presents the results of study of the effect of additions of calcium, strontium and barium (0.01–1.0 wt %) as a structure modifier on the anodic behavior of lead babbits BKa, BSt, BBa (PbSb15Sn10) in NaCl electrolyte medium. The studies were carried out by the potentiostatic method in a potentiodynamic mode with a potential sweep rate of 2 mV/s.Studies show that with time the free corrosion potential of alloys shifts to the positive side, and with an increase in the concentration of the modifier (calcium, strontium and barium) in lead babbits, acquires a positive value. The addition of calcium to lead babbit BKa (PbSb15Sn10Ca) increases its corrosion resistance by 10 – 15%, strontium BST (PbSb15Sn10Sr) by 15–20%, and barium BBa (PbSb15Sn10Ba) by 20–25%. An increase in the corrosion rate of alloys was noted, regardless of t heir composition from the NaCl concentration in the solution. It has been shown that an increase in the chloride ion concentration in the NaCl electrolyte leads to a decrease in the potentials of free corrosion, repassivation, and pitting formation of alloys.