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- Title
EFFECTS OF FERRO-SILICON ADDITION, COLD ROLLING AND HEAT-TREATMENT ON POST-DEFORMATION QUALITY AND CORROSION BEHAVIOUR OF 6063 ALUMINIUM ALLOY.
- Authors
AGBOOLA, Joseph B.; OLAWALE, Oluwadamilola A.
- Abstract
6063 aluminium alloy is widely used in architectural applications such as window and door frames because of its nice appearance and acceptable strength. Its major alloying elements are magnesium and silicon. Up to now, very few studies focused on the effect of the alloy content, and cold rolling on post deformation quality and corrosion properties of the alloy have been published, considering the high impact of chemical composition changes on the said properties. Thus, this work investigates the influence of Ferro-Silicon addition, heat-treatment and cold rolling on post-deformation quality and corrosion behaviour of 6063 Aluminium Alloy. 5000 g of Aluminium 6063 alloyed with 500 g of ferrosilicon was produced. Cast samples from the alloy were homogenized at 350 °C before cold rolling in the range of 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30% reduction. The corrosion resistance of the samples was investigated using a potentiodynamic polarization test in a 3.5wt % sodium chloride solution. The results show that the addition of FeSi content and cold rolling results in improved mechanical properties but have little effect on corrosion resistance.
- Publication
Annals of the Faculty of Engineering Hunedoara - International Journal of Engineering, 2022, Issue 3, p139
- ISSN
1584-2665
- Publication type
Academic Journal