| Abstract: | Corrosion of copper-aluminium alloys in sulfuric acid containing pickling solutions Wrought copper aluminium alloys (aluminium contents between 5 and 10 weight-%, additions of Fe, Ni and Mn) have been studied by continous and alternating immersion tests in a solution containing 20% H2SO4 and 10% FeSO4 at 40°C. In the as-extruded state the corrosion of monophasic alpha alloys increases with aluminium content. Larger quantities of ß' martensite exercise a negative effect. Addition of 2 weight-% Ni do not improve the corrosion resistance of the alloys with 5 and 8% Al. Cold reduction of alpha alloys give rise to a pronounced intensification of corrosion. No positive effect can be obtained by a thermal treatment of the alloys CuAl 10 Fe 4 Mn Ni and CuAl 10 Fe 4 Ni 5. The corrosion takes place under the following forms: uniform corrosion (CuAl 5), preferred corrosion of grain boundaries (CuAl*, Cual 9, Mn 2 FeNi and CuAl 10 Fe 4 Ni 5 after thermal treatment) and dealuminisation (CuAl 10 Fe 4 Mn 3 Ni). With a view to corrosion resistance the alloys CuAl 5, CuAl8 CuAl 9 Mn and - probably - CuAl 8 Fe seem to be superior to the others. |
