Corrosion evaluation of Al-Cu-Mn-Zr cast alloys in 3.5% NaCl solution

Jun, Jiheon; Shyam, Amit; Bahl, Sumit; Su, Yi-Feng; Haynes, J. Allen

doi:10.1038/s41529-024-00519-w

Corrosion evaluation of Al-Cu-Mn-Zr cast alloys in 3.5% NaCl solution

Journal Article · Sat Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 2024 · npj Materials Degradation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-024-00519-w· OSTI ID:2476704

Jun, Jiheon ^[1]; Shyam, Amit ^[1]; Bahl, Sumit ^[1]; Su, Yi-Feng ^[1]; Haynes, J. Allen ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Corrosion behavior of cast Al-Cu-Mn-Zr (ACMZ) and RR350 alloys was compared to a cast 319 alloy in 3.5 wt.% NaCl. After 168 h immersion, ACMZ and RR350 alloys suffered from preferential attack adjacent to intermetallic particles decorated at grain boundaries while the attack in 319 occurred in eutectic Al-Si dendritic boundaries. Electrochemical data allowed semiquantitative comparison of alloy resistance to corrosion initiation, and ACMZ type alloys, including RR350 and three alloys with higher Cu, were considered more resistant than 319 due to the absence of deleterious Si particles. In case of 319, such Si particles presumably drove higher micro-galvanic influence to initiate and sustain Al corrosion. With lower susceptibility to corrosion initiation, ACMZ alloys should exhibit higher or at minimum similar resistance compared to cast 319.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 2476704

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2477539

Journal Information:: npj Materials Degradation, Journal Name: npj Materials Degradation Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 8; ISSN 2397-2106

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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