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The electrode potential of freshly generated aluminium surfaces in lubricating oil

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This paper describes the electrode potential of freshly generated aluminium surfaces measured using the guillotined electrode whilst it is submerged under lubricating oil. An initially low value of the bared metal surface is followed by a slow rise towards the steady state as repassivation proceeds. The presence of lauric acid, a surfactant, in the oil raises the potential of the initially bared surface, demonstrating its direct cathodic activity in the electrochemical reaction, an effect which decreases as repassivation progresses.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK

    P. Wang & G.T. Burstein

  2. Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trum**ton Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ, UK

    H.R. Le & M.P.F. Sutcliffe

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Wang, P., Burstein, G., Le, H. et al. The electrode potential of freshly generated aluminium surfaces in lubricating oil. Tribol Lett 18, 487–491 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-005-3608-7

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