Corrosion resistance of Al–Cu–Со, Al–Ni–Со, Al–Ni–Fe alloys in acid solutions

Keywords

decagonal quasicrystalline phase, as-cast aluminum-based quasicrystal-forming alloys, aqueous acidic solutions, corrosion resistance.

Cite as

Sukhova О. V. and Polonskyy V. А. Corrosion resistance of Al–Cu–Со, Al–Ni–Со, Al–Ni–Fe alloys in acid solutions. Physico¬chemical Mechanics of Materials. 2022. 58(1), 064-070.

Abstract

The structure of as-cast quasicrystalline Al₆₅Co₂₀Cu₁₅, Al₇₂Co₁₈Ni₁₀ and Al₇₂Ni₂₃Fe₅ alloys and their corrosion properties in acidic media were studied. The structure was investigated by the methods of quantitative metallography, X-ray analysis, scanning electron microsco­py, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry. Corrosion resistance was evaluated by gra­vimetric method in aqueous solutions of HCl, H₂SO₄, HNO₃ and H₃PO₄ acids (рН 1). In the structure of the investigated alloys, quasicrystalline decagonal D-phase was established to coexist with Al₄(Co, Cu)₃ and Al₃(Cu, Co)₂ phases of the Al₆₅Co₂₀Cu₁₅ alloy, with Al₉(Co_1–хNi_х)₂ phase of the Al₇₂Co₁₈Ni₁₀ alloy, and with Al₁₃(Fe, Ni)₄, Al₃(Ni, Fe)₂, Al₃(Ni, Fe) phases of the Al₇₂Ni₂₃Fe₅ alloy. The Al₇₂Ni₂₃Fe₅ and Al₆₅Co₂₀Cu₁₅ alloys exhibited the highest corrosion resistance in the nitric acidic solution, the Al₇₂Ni₂₃Fe₅ and Al₇₂Co₁₈Ni₁₀ alloys – in the chloric and orthophosphoric acidic solutions, and the Al₆₅Co₂₀Cu₁₅ alloy – in the sulphuric acidic solution. In most solutions, relatively uniform dissolution of the alloys surface was observed, except for the more defective areas that dissolved at a higher rate.

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