Simultaneous improvement in corrosion resistance and hardness of a model 2xxx series Al-Cu alloy with the microstructural variation caused by Sc and Zr additions

S. K. Kairy; B. Rouxel; J. Dumbre; J. Lamb; T. J. Langan; T. Dorin; N. Birbilis

doi:10.1016/j.corsci.2019.108095

Simultaneous improvement in corrosion resistance and hardness of a model 2xxx series Al-Cu alloy with the microstructural variation caused by Sc and Zr additions

S. K. Kairy, B. Rouxel, J. Dumbre, J. Lamb, T. J. Langan, T. Dorin, N. Birbilis

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Abstract

The microstructural variation caused by Sc and Zr additions to a 2xxx series Al-Cu alloy was studied in the context of corrosion and hardness. The addition of Sc and Zr led to microstructural refinement, a decrease in corrosion current density, and a reduction in the extent of pitting and intergranular corrosion; whilst hardness increased. Such an improvement in properties was attributed to the variation of alloy microstructure. It was also noted that an often unreported W-phase (Al_xCu_5-6ScZr_y≈0.3), containing Zr, was ‘cathodic’ relative to the Al-matrix in the Al-Cu-Sc-Zr alloy.

Original language	English
Article number	108095
Number of pages	12
Journal	Corrosion Science
Volume	158
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2019.108095
Publication status	Published - Sept 2019

Keywords

A: Alloy
A: Aluminium
B: Polarisation
B: STEM
C: Intergranular corrosion.
C: Pitting corrosion

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Simultaneous improvement in corrosion resistance and hardness of a model 2xxx series Al-Cu alloy with the microstructural variation caused by Sc and Zr additions

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