This study investigates the corrosion behavior of AlSi10Mg alloy produced by additive manufacturing and gravity casting before and after T6 heat treatment. Electrochemical tests showed that the additive manufactured material in as produced condition exhibits high corrosion resistance, due to the very fine microstructure, while immersion test allowed to identify an exfoliation like corrosion phenomenon, which caused a significant mass loss. In this case, T6 heat treatment was beneficial for corrosion resistance since the related change in microstructure led to a less detrimental corrosion mechanism. Therefore, the T6 heat treatment resulted necessary to use additive manufactured AlSi10Mg components in aggressive chloride bearing environments.
Effect of the t6 heat treatment on corrosion behavior of additive manufactured and gravity cast alsi10mg alloy
Girelli, Luca;Tocci, Marialaura
;Gelfi, Marcello;Pola, Annalisa
2019-01-01
Abstract
This study investigates the corrosion behavior of AlSi10Mg alloy produced by additive manufacturing and gravity casting before and after T6 heat treatment. Electrochemical tests showed that the additive manufactured material in as produced condition exhibits high corrosion resistance, due to the very fine microstructure, while immersion test allowed to identify an exfoliation like corrosion phenomenon, which caused a significant mass loss. In this case, T6 heat treatment was beneficial for corrosion resistance since the related change in microstructure led to a less detrimental corrosion mechanism. Therefore, the T6 heat treatment resulted necessary to use additive manufactured AlSi10Mg components in aggressive chloride bearing environments.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
