Corrosion study in TbFeCoCr amorphous magneto-optical films

(Tb₂₀Fe₆₅Co₁₅)₉₄Cr ₆ film shows high corrosion resistance with good magnetooptical properties, H_c=4.9 kOe, &thetas;_k=0.3°, K_u=1.4×10⁶ erg/cm³ and T_c=230°C. Pit corrosion in 1N-NaCl aqueous solution and wet corrosion in 85°C and 85%RH atmosphere were studied for TbFeCo films with and without Cr addition. It is suggested that pit corrosion occurs by a chemical reaction between the anodic pit wall and the cathodic film surface, resulting in a piling up of corroded products inside the pits. On the other hand, wet corrosion in TbFeCo and TbFeCoCr films shows a bubble-chain-like morphology similar to conventional filiform corrosion observed in a coated film. This seems to take place by discontinuous movement of the anodic reaction area ahead of the bubbles