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Corrosion and Mechanical Properties of Al-5 At. Pct Cr Produced by Cryomilling and Subsequent Consolidation at Various Temperatures

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An Al-5 at. pct Cr alloy was produced by high-energy ball milling at liquid nitrogen temperature followed by consolidation using equal-channel axial extrusion at 200 °C, 300 °C and 450 °C. The microstructure and corrosion response were compared with a cast alloy of the same composition. Rather than the intermetallics expected by the phase diagram and seen in the cast alloy, consolidated HEBM alloys exhibited extended solid solubility of Cr in the aluminum matrix in addition to a finely dispersed Cr-rich phase. This led to improvement in the corrosion behavior as investigated via potentiodynamic polarization and constant immersion tests in NaCl solution. Hardness and tensile tests were performed to evaluate the mechanical properties. The highest consolidation temperature (450 °C) contributed to significant grain growth and Cr diffusion, lessening the beneficial effects of processing with HEBM.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Corrosion Engineering Program, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325-3906, USA

    J. Esquivel & R. K. Gupta

  2. Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, RDRL-WMM-F, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Adelphi, MD, 21005, USA

    K. A. Darling & H. A. Murdoch

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Esquivel, J., Darling, K.A., Murdoch, H.A. et al. Corrosion and Mechanical Properties of Al-5 At. Pct Cr Produced by Cryomilling and Subsequent Consolidation at Various Temperatures. Metall Mater Trans A 49, 3058–3065 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-018-4620-5

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