A novel Na2MoO4@CNT/Al–Zn–Mg–Cu composite with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties: Effect of heat treatment
The development of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys and their composites with good corrosion resistance and mechanical properties is highly demanding yet remains challenging. In this study, a new strategy of incorporating Na2MoO4 precipitants into bulk Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys using the inner cavity of opened carbon na...
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| author | Jie Yang Qing Li Zhixiang Xiao Zhengbin Wang Zhenyu Liu Bolv Xiao Zongyi Ma Yugui Zheng |
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| description | The development of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys and their composites with good corrosion resistance and mechanical properties is highly demanding yet remains challenging. In this study, a new strategy of incorporating Na2MoO4 precipitants into bulk Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys using the inner cavity of opened carbon nanotubes (CNTs) combined with different heat treatments are employed to develop a novel Na2MoO4@CNT/7075 composite with superior corrosion resistance, high strength and good plasticity. The results show that as compared to the peak aging (PA) treatment, double aging (DA) and retrogression and re-aging (RRA) treatments can result in wider precipitation-free zone in the grain boundary with slightly larger precipitate phases. As a result, the DA- and RRA-treated Na2MoO4@CNT/7075 composite has good mechanical properties with high strength and relatively good elongation. Moreover, all the Na2MoO4@CNT/7075 composites have extraordinary corrosion resistance with a low corrosion rate (∼0.01 mm/y) in 0.6 mol/L NaCl solution and the highest resistance to intergranular corrosion (IGC depth of <5 μm) and exfoliation corrosion (EXCO rating of level N), regardless of the heat treatment. This is experimentally proved to originate from the pronounced surface enrichment of the Na2MoO4 precipitant released from exposed CNTs forming a protective surface film, which is independent of heat treatment, and therefore indicates that the aforementioned new strategy is highly effective to enhance corrosion resistance under different heat treatments. This work demonstrates that high-performance Al–Zn–Mg–Cu matrix composites with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties can be developed by combining the new corrosion-resistance strategy and proper heat treatments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ee142d582d64e79b6cd05459bc30dfa2025-02-05T04:32:09ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-03-013528262839A novel Na2MoO4@CNT/Al–Zn–Mg–Cu composite with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties: Effect of heat treatmentJie Yang0Qing Li1Zhixiang Xiao2Zhengbin Wang3Zhenyu Liu4Bolv Xiao5Zongyi Ma6Yugui Zheng7CAS Key Laboratory of Nuclear Materials and Safety Assessment, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Nuclear Materials and Safety Assessment, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Nuclear Materials and Safety Assessment, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, 110016, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Nuclear Materials and Safety Assessment, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China; Corresponding author.Shi-changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China; Corresponding author.Shi-changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, ChinaShi-changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Nuclear Materials and Safety Assessment, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China; Corresponding author.The development of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys and their composites with good corrosion resistance and mechanical properties is highly demanding yet remains challenging. In this study, a new strategy of incorporating Na2MoO4 precipitants into bulk Al–Zn–Mg–Cu alloys using the inner cavity of opened carbon nanotubes (CNTs) combined with different heat treatments are employed to develop a novel Na2MoO4@CNT/7075 composite with superior corrosion resistance, high strength and good plasticity. The results show that as compared to the peak aging (PA) treatment, double aging (DA) and retrogression and re-aging (RRA) treatments can result in wider precipitation-free zone in the grain boundary with slightly larger precipitate phases. As a result, the DA- and RRA-treated Na2MoO4@CNT/7075 composite has good mechanical properties with high strength and relatively good elongation. Moreover, all the Na2MoO4@CNT/7075 composites have extraordinary corrosion resistance with a low corrosion rate (∼0.01 mm/y) in 0.6 mol/L NaCl solution and the highest resistance to intergranular corrosion (IGC depth of <5 μm) and exfoliation corrosion (EXCO rating of level N), regardless of the heat treatment. This is experimentally proved to originate from the pronounced surface enrichment of the Na2MoO4 precipitant released from exposed CNTs forming a protective surface film, which is independent of heat treatment, and therefore indicates that the aforementioned new strategy is highly effective to enhance corrosion resistance under different heat treatments. This work demonstrates that high-performance Al–Zn–Mg–Cu matrix composites with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties can be developed by combining the new corrosion-resistance strategy and proper heat treatments.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425002388Na2MoO4@CNT/7075 compositeHeat treatmentCorrosion resistanceMechanical propertiesCarbon nanotubes |
| spellingShingle | Jie Yang Qing Li Zhixiang Xiao Zhengbin Wang Zhenyu Liu Bolv Xiao Zongyi Ma Yugui Zheng A novel Na2MoO4@CNT/Al–Zn–Mg–Cu composite with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties: Effect of heat treatment Journal of Materials Research and Technology Na2MoO4@CNT/7075 composite Heat treatment Corrosion resistance Mechanical properties Carbon nanotubes |
| title | A novel Na2MoO4@CNT/Al–Zn–Mg–Cu composite with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties: Effect of heat treatment |
| title_full | A novel Na2MoO4@CNT/Al–Zn–Mg–Cu composite with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties: Effect of heat treatment |
| title_fullStr | A novel Na2MoO4@CNT/Al–Zn–Mg–Cu composite with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties: Effect of heat treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | A novel Na2MoO4@CNT/Al–Zn–Mg–Cu composite with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties: Effect of heat treatment |
| title_short | A novel Na2MoO4@CNT/Al–Zn–Mg–Cu composite with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties: Effect of heat treatment |
| title_sort | novel na2moo4 cnt al zn mg cu composite with superior corrosion resistance and good mechanical properties effect of heat treatment |
| topic | Na2MoO4@CNT/7075 composite Heat treatment Corrosion resistance Mechanical properties Carbon nanotubes |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425002388 |
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