| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Friction Stir Welding and Processing XIII
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| Presentation Title |
Influence of Friction Stir Welding on the Corrosion Resistance of Al6061 |
| Author(s) |
Ahmed Ali, Ahmad Bawagnih, Filmon Surafiel, Fadi El-Badour, Rami Suleiman, Necar Merah |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Ahmed Ali |
| Abstract Scope |
Aluminum-based alloys are utilized in a variety of advanced commercial applications such as automotive, defense, marine, and aerospace. This is ascribed to a collection of outstanding characteristics, such as a high strength-to-weight ratio, high ductility. Aluminum-based alloys exhibit low corrosion resistance when exposed to saline media. Friction stir welding (FSW) technique & its conditions/parameters used to produce welded joints of aluminum alloy 6061 plates at optimum condition. This work studies the effect of friction stir welding on the corrosion response of AA6060-T6. The corrosion behavior of both the welded sample and the base metal sample was evaluated after 15 days of exposure to 3.5% NaCl using an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) approach. The surfaces of corroded samples were examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to analyze the surface morphology. The welded sample exhibited more resistance to corrosion than the unwelded sample which was supported by the output of SEM investigation. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Joining, Characterization |