This study aimed to determine the optimal heat treatment and build orientation to minimize the susceptibility of additively manufactured (AM) Alloy 625 to crevice corrosion. To accomplish this, metal-to-metal and acrylic-to-metal remote crevice assembly (RCA) experiments were performed for as-made (NT) AM, stress-relieved (SR) AM, solution-annealed AM, and solution plus stabilization-annealed AM Alloy 625 in two different build orientations. Current vs. time data from metal-to-metal RCA experiments were analyzed using commercially available statistical analysis software used to perform analysis of variance. While there was a lack of statistical evidence that build orientation affects crevice corrosion susceptibility, there was strong evidence heat treatment affects crevice corrosion susceptibility. Specifically, according to Tukey’s Multiple Comparison, alloys that were heat treated had a statistically significant lower charge passed as compared to the NT specimens. This finding was consistent with measured penetration depth where NT AM specimens had the largest maximum penetration depth. In contrast, acrylic-to-metal RCAs were used to calculate crevice corrosion current density (rate) and repassivation potential. While current densities for the AM materials were comparable, the forward motion of the active crevice corrosion front on the NT and SR specimens was found to be slow, resulting in high damage accumulation locally. Both metal-to-metal and acrylic-to-metal RCA results are discussed within the context of nonhomogenized microstructures associated with AM.
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April 17 2024
The Effect of Heat Treatment and Build Orientation on the Susceptibility of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additively Manufactured Alloy 625 to Crevice Corrosion
Y. Shorrab
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Y. Shorrab
*Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325.
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J.J. Blecher;
J.J. Blecher
**3D Systems, 230 Innovation Blvd., State College, Pennsylvania 16803.
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R.S. Lillard
R.S. Lillard
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*Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325.
‡Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected].
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Online ISSN: 1938-159X
Print ISSN: 0010-9312
© 2024, AMPP
2024
CORROSION (2024) 80 (6): 645–659.
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Y. Shorrab, J.J. Blecher, R.S. Lillard; The Effect of Heat Treatment and Build Orientation on the Susceptibility of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additively Manufactured Alloy 625 to Crevice Corrosion. CORROSION 1 June 2024; 80 (6): 645–659. https://doi.org/10.5006/4504
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