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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 882, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.160708
Keywords
Al-Ce-Sc-Y alloy; Corrosion resistance; Al13Fe3Ce intermetallic; SKPFM technique
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- Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province [2020B010186002]
- Open Sharing Fund for the Large-scale Instruments and Equipments of Central South University
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The effects of trace Sc and Y on the corrosion behaviors of cold-drawn Al-0.2Ce alloys were studied using various techniques. It was found that the addition of Sc and Y can improve the corrosion resistance of the alloy, with Sc being more effective than Y. Additionally, the enrichment of Y around specific phases can reduce micro-galvanic corrosion susceptibility and lead to the best corrosion resistance.
The effects of trace Sc and Y on the corrosion behaviors of cold-drawn Al-0.2Ce alloys were revealed by scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Electron Probe Micro-analyzer (EPMA), and electrochemical measurements. The results showed that the Al3Sc particles not only enable the increase of subgrain boundaries in the modified alloy after cold drawing but also improve the morphology and size of the Al13Fe3Ce phase. SKPFM analysis showed that the enrichment of Y around the Al13Fe3Ce Ce phase in the modified alloy can decrease its electrochemical inertness and thus reduce the micro-galvanic corrosion susceptibility of the alloy. The results of the electrochemical analysis showed that the individual and composite addition of Sc and Y can improve the corrosion resistance of the cold-drawn Al-0.2Ce alloy. The corrosion potential and current of Al-0.2Ce-0.25c alloy are -0.892 V and 0.91 mu A.cm(-2), while the corrosion potential and current of Al-0.2Ce-0.1Y alloy are -0.918 V and 1.08 mu A.cm(-2), respectively. It is obvious that Sc element improves the corrosion resistance of Al-0.2Ce alloy more effectively than Y element. The corrosion depth of Al-0.2Ce-0.25c-0.1Y alloy was the smallest tested by immersion under the same conditions, and its corrosion potential and corrosion current were -0.842 V and 0.79 mu A.cm(-2), respectively, corresponding to the best corrosion resistance. The formal mechanism of pitting corrosion in the alloys is also discussed. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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