Long-Term Atmospheric Corrosion of Aluminum Alloy 2024-T4 in a Coastal Environment

Aluminum alloy 2024-T4 specimens were exposed to atmosphere for 7, 12, and 20 years, respectively, to study long-term corrosion in a coastal environment. One-directional corrosion region and cross-directional corrosion region were defined according to corrosion characters. The statistical regularities, surface appearance, corrosion products, and cross-sectional morphology of both regions were investigated. It was found that the minimum remaining thicknesses of each region can be described by a normal distribution and linearly decrease as the exposure time is increased from 7 to 20 years. The corrosion pits, chlorine ions, and interlinked inner pits are promoting exfoliation, and the alloy’s corrosion susceptibility along the long transverse direction is strongly location dependent due to the restrictions imposed by the side material.

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