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Analysis of Corrosion Rate of Nanohybrid AA 6351/SiC/ZrO2 Composites by Tafel Extrapolation Technique

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The corrosion resistance of an aluminium alloy (AA 6351) reinforced with nano-Silicon Carbide particles and various weight ratios of nano-Zirconium dioxide particles is explored in this study. AA6351–nanoSiC (5 wt%) composites were treated using powder metallurgy to add nanoZrO2 (3–9 wt% in steps of 3%) to the composition. Electrochemical polarisation measurements assessed the effect of nano-Zirconium dioxide reinforcement on corrosion behaviour in a 3.5% sodium chloride solution. The Tafel method calculated the corrosion rate and the achieved polarisation results. Thus, according to findings, adding more nano-Zirconium dioxide particles into the aluminium alloy (6351) +5% SiC matrix increase corrosion resistance and decrease corrosion rate.

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Abbreviations

AA:

Aluminium alloy

I corr :

Corrosion current density

E corr :

Corrosion potential

R p :

Polarization resistance

β a :

Anodic slope (Volts/Decade)

β c :

Cathodic slope (Volts/Decade)

CR:

Corrosion rate (mm/year or mils per year)

OCP:

Open circuit potential

EIS:

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

ZrO2 :

Zirconium dioxide or zirconia

SiC:

Silicon carbide

BPR:

Ball to powder ratio

ASTM:

American society for testing and materials

HANMMC:

Hybrid aluminium nanometal matrix composite

PM:

Powder metallurgy

SEM:

Scanning electron microscope

AMC:

Aluminium matrix composite

BN:

Boron nitride

ZrB2 :

Zirconium diboride

Si3N4 :

Silicon nitride

EDS:

Energy dispersive spectroscopy

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SarithNaidu, T., VenkataSubbaiah, K. Analysis of Corrosion Rate of Nanohybrid AA 6351/SiC/ZrO2 Composites by Tafel Extrapolation Technique. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. D (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40033-023-00567-7

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