Corrosion resistance of the 8176 aluminum alloy for the cable industry

Authors: Sakharova E.S.
Published in issue: #2(91)/2024
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Category: Metallurgy and Science of Materials | Chapter: Metal Science, Thermal Processing of Metals and Alloys
Keywords: cable, cable products, aluminum alloy, chemical composition, wire, wire rod, corrosion resistance
Published: 02.05.2024

The paper analyzes properties of the 8176 aluminum alloy. The alloy was studied for corrosion resistance in such media as sodium hydroxide (NaOH), calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)₂), sodium chloride (NaCl), SZhR-3 oil and in the high humidity (H₂O) conditions. The object for testing was a wire with a diameter of 0.5 mm from the current-carrying cable core without insulation made of the 8176 aluminum alloy. The experimentally established dependencies demonstrate a decrease in the aluminum wire sample mass with their exposure to each media under consideration for a certain time. Analysis of the obtained dependencies made it possible to evaluate the 8176 alloy corrosion resistance in those media.

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