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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
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Nestor Peréz, PhD Date
Member, Graduate Committee
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Pablo Caceres, PhD Date
Member, Graduate Committee
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Paul Sundaram, PhD Date
President, Graduate Committee
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Aaron Cavosie, PhD Date
Representative of Graduate Studies
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Gustavo Gutierrez, PhD Date
Chairperson of the Department
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ABSTRACT
Aluminum based metal matrix composites are finding many applications in engineering. Of
because of their mechanical properties. However, their corrosion behavior remains suspect,
especially in marine environments. While efforts are being made to improve the corrosion
resistance of Al-Al2O3 composites, the mechanism of corrosion is not well known. In this
study, the corrosion behavior of powder metallurgy processed Al-Cu alloy reinforced with
10, 15, 20 and 25 vol. % Al2O3 particles (XT 1129, XT 2009, XT 2048, XT 2031) was
measurements. AA1100-O and AA2024T4 monolithic alloys were also studied for
Addition of 25 vol. % Al2O3 to the base alloys was found to increase its corrosion resistance
in these composites that appeared to play an important role in the observations. Pitting
potential for these composites was near corrosion potential values, and repassivation
potential was below the corresponding corrosion potential, indicating that these materials
begin to corrode spontaneously as soon as they come in contact with the 3.5 % NaCl
the interface of the composites which ultimately initiate localized or pitting corrosion.
Polarization resistance values were extracted from the EIS data for all the materials tested.
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Electrically equivalent circuits are proposed to describe and substantiate the corrosive
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RESUMEN
aleaciones Al-Cu procesadas por pulvimetalurgia reforzadas con 10, 15, 20, 25 % de
partículas de alúmina en volumen (XT 1129, XT 2009, XT 2048, XT 2031 en ese orden)
fueron evaluadas en una solución aireada al 3.5% de NaCl usando mediciones micro-
usadas para comparación. Los compuestos y las aleaciones no reforzados fueron sujetos a
(EIS, por sus siglas en ingles). Se encontró que adiciones de 25% en volumen de Al2O3 a la
corrosión, indicando que estos materiales comienzan a corroer espontáneamente tan pronto
entran en contacto con la solución de 3.5% de NaCl. Mediciones de EIS indican fenómenos
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de adsorción/difusión en la interface de los compuestos las cuales inician la corrosión
datos de EIS. El circuito equivalente fue propuesto para describir y sustraer los procesos de