Corrosion Behavior of Al-Zn-In Sacrificial Anode Alloys Produced by Conventional Casting and Semi-Solid Metal Casting Processes

Abstract:

A challenge in producing a sacrificial anode through conventional casting method is that the alloying elements in casting segregate during solidification, which further causes non-uniform anode corrosion reducing anode performance. In this paper, we investigated the performance of Al-5Zn-0.02In anode produced by conventional casting compared with by semi-solid casting technique. The performance of produced anodes were measured in terms of anode potential, current capacity, consumption rate and anode efficiency in 3.5% NaCl solution for 14 days. We found that the microstructure of the conventional cast anode had dendrites and coarse grains and the corrosion caused pitting corrosion. In contrast, the semi-solid cast anode had fine grains without any dendrites. The corrosion attacked mainly the grain boundaries and less on the matrix. Surprisingly, the conventional cast anode has about 10% higher efficiency than that of semi-solid cast anode.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 751)
• Pages: 101-106
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.751.101
• Online since: August 2017
• Authors: Chanika Puridetvorakul*, Nuchthana Poolthong, Napachat Tareelap
• Keywords: Al-Zn-In Sacrificial Anode, Anode Efficiency, Corrosion Morphology, Current Capacity, Semi-Solid Metal Casting

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