Abstract
It has been extensively reported that Al-TM-RE amorphous alloy has excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. In this paper, the corrosion behaviour of an Al86.0Co7.6Ce6.4 glass forming alloy with different microstructures is investigated through electrochemical experiments and microscopy. Results show the effect of microstructure. Laser and electron beam surface melting processes produce rapidly solidified microstructures with different extents of passivation compared to the as-cast alloy. An amorphous surface layer produced by these surface treatments had superior corrosion resistance compared with the crystalline alloy. As-cast and laser treated Al86.0Co7.6Ce6.4 suffered localised corrosion in the Al/Al11Ce3 eutectic region whereas the amorphous material exhibited uniform corrosion. Compared with the electrochemical behaviour of AA2024 and Alclad 2024, the fully amorphous layer prepared by combined laser-electron beam treatment exhibited advantages such as the more negative corrosion potential, the higher pitting potential and the uniform corrosion mechanism, which indicates that this material is a potential anode candidate in the protection of AA2024.
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