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Corrosion Fatigue Study of 6061 Aluminum Alloy: The Effect of Coatings on the Fatigue Characteristics

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This study proposes a method for protecting 6061 aluminum alloy from corrosion fatigue. Corrosion fatigue can reduce fatigue strength at the endurance limit (108 cycles) from 55 pct yield tensile strength (YTS) to less than 30 pct YTS. This study revealed that anodizing and powder coating, which are commonly used in industry to prevent base metal corrosion, do not protect against damage from corrosion fatigue. Introduction of electrodeposition after anodizing was found to improve the resistance to corrosion fatigue. Electrodeposition increased the fatigue lives of anodized specimens in both ambient and corrosive environments.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported financially by the National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC Grant No. P1951467). The authors would like to thank Thai Metal Aluminium Co., Ltd., for the specimen coating process and Dr. Julathep Kajornchaiyakul, Dr. Ruangdaj Tongsri, and Dr. John T.H. Pearce for their advice and encouragement throughout this work.

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    Kittisak Chanyathunyaroj, Nakarin Moonrin & Sompob Phetchcrai

  2. Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand

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Chanyathunyaroj, K., Moonrin, N., Laungsopapun, G. et al. Corrosion Fatigue Study of 6061 Aluminum Alloy: The Effect of Coatings on the Fatigue Characteristics. Metall Mater Trans A 53, 2874–2889 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-022-06712-3

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