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Effect of processing parameters on corrosion behaviour of Al reinforced with Ni-40Fe-10Ti alloy fabricated by FSP

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Aluminium alloys has been favoured in many applications because of its exciting properties which include light weight and corrosion resistance. However, susceptibility to pitting corrosion and intergranular corrosion (IGC) are some of the drawbacks of aluminium. The surface of aluminium can be modified to improve its corrosion resistance properties. Surface modification is a surface engineering process that is performed to alter the properties of material surface to improve its service life. Friction stir processing (FSP) is a relatively new and an important solid state material surface modification process. In this study, investigation on the influence of FSP processing parameters on the resulting corrosion resistance surface properties of pure commercial aluminium and Ni-40Fe-10Ti surface composite using friction stir processing technique was conducted. The processing parameters that were studied are tool rotational speed and transverse speed, while all other processing parameters were kept constant. The corrosion behaviour was studied using three-electrode electrochemical cell, and the microstructure of the corroded samples was studied using optical microscope (OM). The results showed that the addition of Ni, Fe and Ti caused a decrease in the anodic and cathodic current densities. The set of processing parameters that resulted in the lowest corrosion rate are the rotational speed of 600 rpm and transverse speed of 70 mm/min.

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The authors acknowledge the provision of research facilities used in this work by the Department of Chemical, Metallurgy and Materials Science Engineering of Tshwane University of Technology. This research study is part of the joint research undertaken by a consortium of researchers from Tshwane University Technology, University of Johannesburg, Walter Sisulu University and the University of Leicester, United Kingdom, under the Industry Academic Partnership Programme (IAPP) sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering, United Kingdom. The content of this paper are that of the author and co-authors and not that of the sponsors of the research project.

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This research was supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa.

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  1. Department of Chemical, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, P.M.B. X680, Pretoria, South Africa

    T. H. Sibisi & M. B. Shongwe

  2. Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Namibia, Ongwediva Campus, P O Box 3624, Ongwediva, Namibia

    O. T. Johnson

  3. Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

    R. M. Mahamood

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, P O Box 524, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa

    R. M. Mahamood

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Walter Sisulu University, Butterworth Campus, Butterworth, South Africa

    S. A. Akinlabi & S. Hassan

  6. Materials Innovation Centre, School of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

    H. Dong

  7. Engineering Department, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

    K. F. Carter

  8. Pan Africa University for Earth and Life Sciences, Ibadan, Nigeria

    E. T. Akinlabi

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Sibisi, T.H., Shongwe, M.B., Johnson, O.T. et al. Effect of processing parameters on corrosion behaviour of Al reinforced with Ni-40Fe-10Ti alloy fabricated by FSP. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 110, 2703–2711 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-06031-0

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