Abstract
Cyclic polarization of lead and lead‐tin alloys in 4.5 M with and without the ceric‐cerous redox couple, from −1500 to sat. , showed that during polarization in the anodic direction up to −200 mV, the film was electronically conducting. When PbO was formed under the sulfate layer, the duplex passive film was nonconducting and an anodic passive current was observed up to the formation potential of . During reverse polarization from +1500 mV, after reduction, the passive film on lead was shown to be nonconducting. When the tin content in the alloy was higher than 1.0 weight percent (w/o), the conductivity of this passive film was largely increased. It was shown, by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy that alloying with tin decreases the polarization resistance and reduces the thickness of the PbO layer. After alloy oxidation at +1500 mV, chronopotentiometric curves revealed the presence of , and PbO. can be gradually reduced at decreasing potentials below +800 mV because of its non‐stoichiometric nature. Two steps were demonstrated in the reduction of . Alloying tin at more than 1.5 w/o appears to favor the growth of and .
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