Outstanding inhibitive effect of colchicine on aluminium alloy 6061 corrosion

Abstract

The corrosion protection ability of colchicine (CC) on Aluminium alloy 6061 (AA6061) in 3.5% NaCl medium was examined by potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance, and chronoamperometric techniques. About 99 % of protection efficiency was achieved by 2 mM concentration of CC in 3.5% NaCl solution.The adsorption of CC on AA6061 surface obeys Langmuir isotherm by following both physisorption and chemisorption mechanism. Variation in the surface morphology of inhibited and uninhibited metal samples was examined by scanning electron microscopy.