Journal
CORROSION SCIENCE
Volume 100, Issue -, Pages 396-403Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2015.08.017
Keywords
Aluminum; Polarisation; SEM; Passivity; Pitting corrosion
Funding
- Internal Deakin Impact grant
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The effect of Fe in Al is technologically important for commercial Al-alloys, and in recycled Al. This work explores the use of the novel rapid solidification technology, known as direct strip casting, to improve the recyclability of Al-alloys. We provide a comparison between the corrosion and microstructure of Al-Fe alloys prepared with wide-ranging cooling rates (0.1 degrees C/s to 500 degrees C/s). Rapid cooling was achieved via direct strip casting, while slow cooling was achieved using sand casting. Corrosion was studied via polarisation and immersion tests, followed by surface analysis using scanning electron microscopy and optical profilometry. It was shown that the corrosion resistance of Al-Fe alloys is improved with increased cooling rates, attributed to the reduced size and number of Fe-containing intermetallics. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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