Journal
CORROSION SCIENCE
Volume 87, Issue -, Pages 259-264Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2014.06.031
Keywords
Aluminum; Polarization; SEM; Pitting corrosion; Repassivation
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Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) is used to improve the strength of metallic materials by grain refinement. Moreover, extensive applications become possible by combining high strength with good surface properties. In the present work, the effect of ECAP on the corrosion behavior of aluminum was investigated in a 3% NaCl medium. From electrochemical experiments, microscopic and topographic observations, we have shown that, corrosion is mainly intergranular in the coarse grained material. After ECAP, a clear pitting is observed. We related this to a destruction of the preexisting grain boundaries and to the homogenization of the microstructure achieved by ECAP. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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