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Materials SciencesCrystallography

The Influence of Crystal Orientation on the Corrosion Behavior of Aluminum

Authors: Brandon W. Davis; NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS MD
Abstract:
Observations have been made which indicate that the pitting of aluminum is crystallographic. When pure aluminum pits, the resulting morphology of the pit is composed of (100) orientations. Metastable and stable pitting was examined for (100), (110), and (111) aluminum single crystals and polycrystalline aluminum with 99.99% purity. Evidence was seen that the (111) orientation had a higher affinity for initiation and propagation and the (100) orientation had the least affinity for these mechanisms.

Limitations: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Description: Trident scholar rept. 245
Pages: 107
Report Date: 1997
Report Number: A131414
Keywords relating to this report:
*CORROSION
*CRYSTALS
ALUMINUM
ANISOTROPY
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
PITTING
POLYCRYSTALLINE
SINGLE CRYSTALS
STABILITY
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