Crack Formation and Corrosion Behavior of 6061 Al Alloy in Sulfuric Acid

CSME 2018/06
Volume 39 No.3 : 287-293

Crack Formation and Corrosion Behavior of 6061 Al Alloy in Sulfuric Acid

I-Chun Chung^a, Chen Kuei Chung^b and Yan-Kuin Su^c
^aDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan, ROC /Metal Industries Research & Development Centre, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 81160, ROC.
^bDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, ROC.
^cDepartment of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 70101, ROC.

Abstract: The 6061 aluminum alloys (AA6061) specimens were anodized in the sulfuric acid solution. The crack formation and corrosion behavior of the AA6061 oxide films were investigated in a wide range of sulfuric acid concentration (1~5 M) and current density (0.3~ 3 A/dm 2 )). A number of cracks were formed on the surface of the anodized AA6061 oxide film at a high electrolyte concentration of 5 M and low current density of 0.3 A/dm 2 Moreover, increasing current density could suppress crack formation at a high concentration of 5 M while decreasing electrolyte concentration was also helpful for eliminating cracks at a constant current density of 1 A/dm2. The more the cracks, the higher the corrosion current was. Suppressing crack formation was crucial for promoting corrosion resistance of the AA6061 film with less corrosion current. The best corrosion resistance of the anodized film with I corr = 43 3×10 10 A/cm 2 was obtained at a current density of 1 A/dm 2 and a concentration of 1 M sulfuric acid , that could be potentially used for long term anti corrosion coatings on many AA6061 alloy products.

Keywords: Anodic aluminum oxide ; Crack; C orrosion ; AA 60616061.

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