Corrosion properties of Nd:YAG laser-GMA hybrid welded AA6061 Al alloy and its microstructure

Corrosion Science

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1399-1404

  Zhang, Da Quan ^a   Li, Jin ^a   Joo, Hyung Goun ^b   Lee, Kang Yong ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRIC POWER   (China)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Aluminium; B. Polarization; C. Welding

Indexed keywords

A. ALUMINIUM; AA6061-T6; AL ALLOYS; B. POLARIZATION; C. WELDING; COMPOSITION ANALYSIS; CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; CORROSION PROPERTY; CORROSION SUSCEPTIBILITY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; GALVANIC CORROSION; GAS METAL ARCS; LASER-GMA HYBRID WELDING; ND : YAG LASERS; SEM; WELD FUSION ZONES;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; GALVANIZING; GAS METAL ARC WELDING; LASER BEAM WELDING; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; PITTING; POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WELDING; WELDS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 67349232440     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.03.030     Document Type: Article

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