Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2020, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (3): 327-337.DOI: 10.1007/s40195-019-00903-5

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Corrosion Behavior of Selective Laser Melted AlSi10Mg Alloy in NaCl Solution and Its Dependence on Heat Treatment

Xin-Hui Gu1, Jun-Xi Zhang1(), Xiao-Lei Fan1, Lai-Chang Zhang2()   

  1. 1 Shanghai Key Laboratory of Material Protection and Advanced Material in Electric Power, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Shanghai, 200090, China
    2 School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia
  • Received:2019-02-16 Revised:2019-03-08 Online:2020-03-10 Published:2020-03-10
  • Contact: Zhang Jun-Xi,Zhang Lai-Chang

Abstract:

This work investigates the corrosion behavior of AlSi10Mg alloy produced by selective laser melting (SLM) and the counterparts heat-treated at 450-550 °C in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution. Electrochemical measurements and weight loss tests together with microstructural characterizations were conducted. The SLM-produced alloy displays a microstructure with a continuous network of Si particles, exhibiting superior corrosion behavior. After heat treatment, the Si particles are coarsened and isolated and Al matrix dissolves into their surrounding area, thereby degrading the corrosion resistance properties. Therefore, the corrosion resistance of AlSi10Mg alloy degrades with increasing the heat treatment temperature.

Key words: Aluminum, Selective laser melting, XRD, Electrochemistry, Pitting corrosion