Effect of Shot Peen Forming on Corrosion-Resistant of 2024 Aluminum Alloy in Salt Spray Environment

The effect of shot peen forming on the corrosion-resistant of 2024 aluminum alloy in a salt spray environment was studied with an electrochemical workstation. The surface morphology and cross sectional morphology of the original and shot peen-formed sample were studied by a scanning electron microscope. After shot peen forming, the salt spray corrosion resistance of 2024 aluminum alloy was worsened (the corrosion rates of the original alloy and the shot peen-formed alloy were 0.10467 mg/(cm(2)center dot h) and 0.27333 mg/(cm(2)center dot h), respectively, when the salt spray corrosion time was 5 h). The radius of capacitive reactance arc of the sample subjected to shot peen forming was smaller than that of the original sample. When the salt spray corrosion time was 5 h, the doping density (N-A) of the original alloy was 2.5128 x 10(-13)/cm(3). After shot peen forming, the N-A of the alloy increased to 15 x 10(-13)/cm(3). For the shot peen-formed sample, pitting corrosion first occurred in the crater lap zone and became severe with salt spray time. The cross sectional morphology of both original and the shot peen-formed samples shows that severe intergranular corrosion occurred in the salt spray environment. However, for the original sample, the intergranular corrosion distribution was lamellar. For shot peen-formed sample, the intergranular corrosion distribution was network.

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The effect of shot peen forming on the corrosion resistance of 2024 aluminum alloy in a salt spray environment was investigated. The results showed that shot peen forming worsened the corrosion resistance and led to severe intergranular corrosion.