Staff/students
Atrens, Andrej
Zhao, Ming-Chun
Birbilis, Nick
Sudholz, Aaron
Meyer, Katja
Kumar, Arun
Skublova, Lenka
Zhao, Ming-Chun
Birbilis, Nick
Sudholz, Aaron
Meyer, Katja
Kumar, Arun
Skublova, Lenka
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Project D2: Durability of light alloys | |||
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| Project Leader: Dr. Nick Birbilis - Monash University | Staff/students |
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| D2.1 Automotive Mg Alloys | Atrens, Andrej Zhao, Ming-Chun Birbilis, Nick Sudholz, Aaron Meyer, Katja Kumar, Arun Skublova, Lenka |
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| Address the lack of the basic scientific understanding of the factors controlling Mg corrosion in intermittent salt spray as applicable to auto applications and to develop a methodology of predicting galvanic corrosion applicable to auto service of Mg coupled to steel. | ||||
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| D2.2 Conversion Coatings for Al/Mg Alloys | ||||
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| Identification of appropriate sol-gel conversion coatings for high strength Al alloy AA2024. These coatings are being explored as candidates to replace toxic chromate based coatings. A deliberate focus is placed on the factors controlling interaction between coating and alloy substrate. | ||||
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| D2.3 Design and Development of corrosion resistant light alloys | ||||
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| Explore and develop new alloy systems based on Mg and Al that exhibit superior corrosion resistance. This will include studying and optimizing the microstructure-corrosion relationship and elucidating the factors that dictate localized corrosion initiation for (Mg and Al based) light alloys; allowing for rational alloy design to follow. | ||||
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