a b s t r a c t 1-pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC) effect on galvanic coupling resistance of AA 2024-T3 alloy in 0.2 g L À1 NaCl was evaluated by different electrochemical/gravimetric methods and surface analysis. The results obtained from polarization curves and electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance measurements showed that PDTC forms an adsorbed film on the Cu-rich particles, likely through a Cu I -PDTC complex. At high concentrations, PDTC significantly decreases the alloy reactivity thereby providing a marked corrosion protection. SEM-EDX analysis showed that PDTC adsorbs preferentially on the Al-Cu-Mg particles. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements corroborate these results and show furthermore that PDTC addition increases the galvanic coupling resistance.