Direct Production of Al-Mn Alloys During the Electrodeposition of Aluminum in a Laboratory Cell

Omar Awayssa, Geir Martin Haarberg, Gudrun Saevarsdottir, Rauan Meirbekova

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Abstract

This study reportsAluminum the directAlloys production of aluminum–manganese alloysAluminum–manganese alloys during the electrodeposition of aluminumAluminum in cryolitic melts. For the purpose of measuring current efficiencyCurrent efficiency, experiments were conducted in a laboratory cellCell. The temperature was changed between 960 and 980 °C at a cryolite ratio (CR) of 2.2 and a cathodic current density (CCD) of 0.9 A/cm2. Up to 3.0 weight percent of manganese was present. Mn2O3 was used as a methodMethod of manganese addition. To track the dissolutionDissolution of manganese during electrolysisElectrolysis, bath samples were routinely taken, and ICP-MS was examined. Al-Mn alloyAlloys electrodeposition current efficiencyCurrent efficiency was estimated to be in the region of above 90%. Estimates of aluminumAluminum's current efficiencyCurrent efficiency were made. The metal deposits’Deposits' hardened surfacesSurface were essentially flat, but some were deformed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLight Metals 2024
EditorsSamuel Wagstaff
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages602-607
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783031503078
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
EventLight Metals Symposium held at the TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 2024 - Orlando, United States
Duration: Mar 3 2024Mar 7 2024

Publication series

NameMinerals, Metals and Materials Series
ISSN (Print)2367-1181
ISSN (Electronic)2367-1696

Conference

ConferenceLight Metals Symposium held at the TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period3/3/243/7/24

Keywords

  • Aluminium electrodeposition
  • Aluminum–manganese alloys
  • Current efficiency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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