Corrosion Resistance of SiCp/Al Metal Matrix Nanocomposites

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The effect of volume fraction of SiC nanoparticles on the corrosion resistance of the SiCp/Al metal matrix composites (MMCs) in 3.5 wt.% NaCl aqueous solution were investigated by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The results show that pitting susceptibility is about the same for the nanocomposites and the correspondingly unreinforced matrix metal Al, and the corrosion potentials of the MMCs are about 50 mV-60 mV more positive than that of the unreinforced Al, and is independent of the volume fraction of SiC nanoparticles. The corrosion resistance for the nanocomposite slightly decreases when the volume fraction increases due to both SiC nanoparticle agglomeration and promoting galvanic corrosion between SiC and Al.

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