Chemical Milling of Cast Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo Alloys in Hydrofluoric-Nitric Acid SolutionsShow others and affiliations
2017 (English)In: Corrosion, ISSN 0010-9312, E-ISSN 1938-159X, Vol. 73, no 4, p. 394-407Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The behavior of cast Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo during chemical milling in hydrofluoric-nitric (HF-HNO3) acid solutions with 1:3 and 1:11 molar ratios was investigated using electrochemical and atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques. Faster corrosion rate in 1:3 solutions was measured for Ti-6Al-4V than for Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo, whereas in 1:11 solution Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo exhibited higher corrosion rate. Scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy measurements revealed difference in the Volta potential between the α-laths and the β-layers in the Widmansttäten microstructure indicating operation of microgalvanic cells between the microconstituents when in contact with HF-HNO3 solution. The AFM topography measurements demonstrated faster corrosion of the α-laths compared to the β-layers, in both alloys. In 1:3 solutions, higher α/β height difference was measured in Ti-6Al-4V, whereas in 1:11 solution, the difference was higher in Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo. The results revealed that the chemical milling behavior of the two investigated alloys is controlled by the microscopic corrosion behavior of the individual microconstituents.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017. Vol. 73, no 4, p. 394-407
Keywords [en]
Atomic force microscopy, chemical milling/pickling, galvanic corrosion, linear polarization resistance, scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy, titanium alloys, Other Materials Engineering, Annan materialteknik, Other Physics Topics, Annan fysik
National Category
Other Materials Engineering Other Physics Topics
Research subject
ENGINEERING, Manufacturing and materials engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-11952DOI: 10.5006/2277OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-11952DiVA, id: diva2:1169580
Conference
2017-04-10T17:00:15.416+02:00
2017-12-282017-12-282020-01-29Bibliographically approved