Effect of preliminary plastic deformation on the anodic behavior of molybdenum-rhenium alloys

Two molybdenum-rhenium alloys obtained by the method of vacuum melting and containing 20% and 40% rhenium were investigated for their anodic behavior following heating and bulk forging to develop different degrees of deformation. Their stationary potentials were determined in solutions of a number of sodium salts and polarization measurements were made using a rotating disk electrode. The rate of removal for different working-stress values was determined on an apparatus simulating the electrochemical sizing process. Surface microstructure was observed by metallographic microscopy. The increase in the rate of anodic dissolution of the alloys was determined to be correct for degrees of deformation to 10%.