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Effect of Coatings on the Mechanical Properties and Fatigue Life of 6061 Aluminum Alloys

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This study investigated the effects of 3 coating processes, anodizing, electrodeposition, and powder, on the mechanical properties and fatigue life of 6061 aluminum alloys. The coatings were applied at an aluminum extrusion industrial company. All coatings were found to increase the tensile strength and elongation. The anodized coating, prepared via a pickling process, produced a surface vulnerable to pitting attack, which led to fatigue crack nucleation throughout the surface and decreased the fatigue life of the anodized specimens. The powder coating, with a thickness of 100 µm, slightly increased the tensile strength and elongation but did not change the fatigue life of the 6061 aluminum alloy. The electrodeposited coating after anodization recovered the fatigue life so that it was equivalent to that of an uncoated 6061 aluminum alloy. Although the specimens treated by electrodeposition inherited nucleation sites from the prior anodizing process, the electrodeposition increased the endurance limit of the anodized 6061 aluminum alloy from approximately 39% to 50% of the yield tensile strength.

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The authors would like to thank Thai Metal Aluminium Co., Ltd., for the specimen coating process and Dr. Julathep Kajornchaiyakul, Dr. Ruangdaj Tongsri and Dr. John T.H. Pearce for their advice and encouragement throughout this work.

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  1. National Metal and Materials Technology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, 114 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand

    Kittisak Chanyathunyaroj, Witthaya Samit & Sompob Phetchcrai

  2. Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, 35 Mu 3 Khlong Ha, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand

    Chaweewan Poonthananiwatkul

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Chanyathunyaroj, K., Samit, W., Poonthananiwatkul, C. et al. Effect of Coatings on the Mechanical Properties and Fatigue Life of 6061 Aluminum Alloys. Trans Indian Inst Met 74, 2135–2147 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-021-02296-5

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