Investigation of the exfoliation-like attack mechanism in relation to Al-Mg-Si alloy microstructure

Corrosion Science

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2085-2093

  Eckermann, Fabian ^a,b   Suter, Thomas ^a   Uggowitzer, Peter J ^b   Afseth, Andreas ^c   Schmutz, Patrik ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Alcan CRV   (France)

Author keywords

A. Intermetallics; C. Acid corrosion; C. Exfoliation corrosion; C. Intergranular corrosion; C. Segregation

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CORROSION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROLYTES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; SILICON; SOLID SOLUTIONS;

A. INTERMETALLICS; ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ACTIVE DISSOLUTION; AL-MG-SI ALLOYS; ATTACK MECHANISMS; C. ACID CORROSION; C. EXFOLIATION CORROSION; C. INTERGRANULAR CORROSION; C. SEGREGATION; COMPOSITION GRADIENTS; CORROSION SUSCEPTIBILITY; ELECTROLYTE CONDITIONS; IN-SITU; INTER-METALLIC PHASES; LOCALIZED CORROSION; MICRO-TOMOGRAPHY; NEUTRAL ELECTROLYTES; OXIDE LAYERS; SI CONCENTRATIONS;

SILICON ALLOYS;

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; CONCENTRATION; CORROSION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLVING; ELECTROLYTES; MAGNESIUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION; SILICON; SUBMERSION;

EID: 47149090724     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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