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Microstructural Analysis on Oxide Film of Al2024 Exposed to Atmospheric Conditions

대기 노출된 Al2024 알루미늄 합금 산화막에 대한 미세조직 분석

  • Kwon, Daeyeop (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Choi, Wonjun (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Bahn, Chi Bum (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2021.02.06
  • Accepted : 2021.03.25
  • Published : 2021.04.30
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Abstract

Al2024 aluminum alloy specimens were exposed to atmospheric conditions for maximum 24 months and analyzed by electron microscopes to characterize their corrosion behavior and oxide film characteristics. As the exposure time increased from 12 months to 24 months, the number of pitting sites per 1 mm2 increased from ~100 to ~200. The uniform oxidation (or non-pitting) region of the 12-month exposure specimen showed 30~120 nm thick oxide layer, whereas the 24-month exposure specimen showed 170~200 nm thick oxide with the local oxygen penetration region up to 1 ㎛ deep. There was no local corrosion area observed in the 12-month exposure specimen except pitting. However, in the 24-month exposure specimen, local oxygen penetration region was observed beneath the uniform oxide layer and near the pitting cavity. Al2024 showed two times thicker uniform oxide layer but much shallower local oxygen penetration region than Al1050, which appears to be related to low Si concentration. Further research is needed on the effects of Mg segregation near the tip of the oxygen penetration region.

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이 논문은 부산대학교 기본연구지원사업(2년)에 의하여 연구되었음.

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