@article{Bhattarai_2010, title={The Corrosion Behavior of Sputter-deposited Ternary Zr-(12-18)Cr-W Alloys in 12 M HCl Solution}, volume={26}, url={https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JNCS/article/view/3625}, DOI={10.3126/jncs.v26i0.3625}, abstractNote={<p>Ternary amorphous or/and nanocrystalline Zr-(12–18)Cr–W alloys were successfully<br />prepared by direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering. The corrosion rates of Zr-(12-<br />18)Cr-W alloys are in the range of 1-2 x 10<sup>-3</sup> mm/y which are even lower than those of the<br />sputter-deposited binary W-Zr and W-Cr alloys, and are nearly one order of magnitude<br />lower corrosion rate than those of the alloy-constituting elements in 12 M HCl at 30°C,<br />open to air. All the examined sputter-deposited amorphous or/and nanocrystalline Zr-(12-<br />18)Cr–W alloys are passivated spontaneously. The zirconium addition suppresses the<br />anodic dissolution current, and hence the anodic current densities of the alloys decreased<br />with increasing the zirconium content in the alloys. It is, therefore, considered that the<br />simultaneous additions of zirconium and tungsten with 12-18 at% of chromium enhance<br />synergistically the corrosion-resistant and pitting corrosion of the sputter-deposited<br />Zr-(12-18)Cr-W alloys in 12 M HCl.</p><p><em><strong>Keywords:</strong></em> Corrosion-resistant; Zr-Cr-W alloys; Electrochemical measurement; Pitting corrosion</p><p>DOI: 10.3126/jncs.v26i0.3625</p><p><em><strong>Journal of Nepal Chemical Society</strong></em><br />Vol. 26, 2010<br />Page: 13-21</p>}, journal={Journal of Nepal Chemical Society}, author={Bhattarai, Jagadeesh}, year={2010}, month={Aug.}, pages={13–21} }