Abstract
Additively manufactured Aluminum-Copper alloys are attracting interest because of their high tensile strength. Nevertheless, the presence of Cu strongly affects the corrosion performances. In this work, the corrosion behavior of an innovative laser powder bed fusion-processed 2139 alloy was investigated, and its corrosion performances were compared to the well-consolidated AlSi10Mg alloy, as well as the parent wrought alloy. Electrochemical, Kelvin probe microscopy and intergranular corrosion tests were performed. The unique corrosion morphology at melt pool boundaries are presented and discussed alongside with the effect of surface finishing and heat treatments.
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