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The ASTM G69 method measures the corrosion potential of aluminum alloys by exposing samples to a salt water/peroxide medium along with a saturated calomel electrode. Corrosion potential data is collected in millivolts and can indicate if galvanic corrosion will occur between different metals in saltwater. Sample preparation is important to avoid changing the metallurgical structure, and a standard sample size is recommended. Touchstone Research has improved the evaluation of corrosion potential through the thickness of brazed aluminum sheets by developing a controlled technique to remove small, predictable amounts of surface material for testing.

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The ASTM G69 method measures the corrosion potential of aluminum alloys by exposing samples to a salt water/peroxide medium along with a saturated calomel electrode. Corrosion potential data is collected in millivolts and can indicate if galvanic corrosion will occur between different metals in saltwater. Sample preparation is important to avoid changing the metallurgical structure, and a standard sample size is recommended. Touchstone Research has improved the evaluation of corrosion potential through the thickness of brazed aluminum sheets by developing a controlled technique to remove small, predictable amounts of surface material for testing.

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he ASTM G69 method measures the corrosion potential of aluminum alloys.

Corrosion potential is also known sometimes as "solution potential", "rest potential" or the "open-circuit solution". It has been used for more than 50 years to verify the temper of aluminum (Al) alloys. It is also a useful tool for characterizing the metallurgical condition of aluminum alloys, particularly 2XXX and 7XXX, whose major alloying elements are copper and zinc. Although corrosion potential is not the same as corrosion rate, it can be used to determine if galvanic corrosion will occur when different metals and alloys are connected in an environment of aerated saltwater. Sample/specimen preparation is important and can be done by Touchstone. If you prepare your own samples, you must ensure during sawing/stamping you do not change the metallurgical structure from heat. Specimen size is not important, provided the area is at least 25 mm2. Ease of handling is a consideration, however, so samples a few millimeters thick by about 15 mm wide and 100 mm long are recommended. At least two, and possibly three specimens, are needed for each alloy to be evaluated. Samples are exposed to a salt water/peroxide medium along with a saturated calomel electrode. A sample of 3003 aluminum sheet is run concurrently with each test as a reference sample. The corrosion potential data, in millivolts, is collected. The brazing industry has a specification not just in corrosion potential, but in the change in potential through the thickness of the brazed sheet. The standard practice has been to remove layers of metal by exposure of the aluminum brazing sheet to strong caustic solution and timing the reaction so that only a certain amount of metal is removed. This practice suffers from being uncontrolled and unpredictable. Sometimes the sample was destroyed, thus losing valuable data. Touchstone Research has improved on this method by developing a technique for removal of minute amounts of surface material in a predictable manner. As little as 0.0005" can be removed at one step. Additional corrosion tests are available, as well as light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, metallography, failure analysis, and mechanical testing services.

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