Development of an Improved Cosmetic Corrosion Test for Finished Aluminum Autobody Panels 2005-01-0542
A co-operative program initiated by the Automotive Aluminum Alliance and supported by USAMP continues to pursue the goal of establishing an in-laboratory cosmetic corrosion test for finished aluminum auto body panels that provides a good correlation with in-service performance. The program is organized as a task group within the SAE Automotive Corrosion and Protection (ACAP) Committee. Initially a large reservoir of test materials was established to provide a well-defined and consistent specimen supply for comparing test results. A series of laboratory procedures have been conducted on triplicate samples at separate labs in order to evaluate the reproducibility of the various lab tests. Exposures at OEM test tracks have also been conducted and results of the proving ground tests have been compared to the results in the laboratory tests. Outdoor tests and on-vehicle tests are also in progress. An optical imaging technique is being utilized for evaluation of the corrosion. This paper summarizes the analyses of the results from the laboratory tests and the OEM test track exposures.
Citation: Bovard, F., Tardiff, J., Jafolla, T., McCune, D. et al., "Development of an Improved Cosmetic Corrosion Test for Finished Aluminum Autobody Panels," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-0542, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-0542. Download Citation
Author(s):
Francine Bovard, Janice Tardiff, Tracie Jafolla, Duncan McCune, Greg Courval, Kevin A. Smith, Fred Lee, Frank W. Lutze, John Repp
Affiliated:
Alcoa, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corporation, Quality/Statistics, Alcan International Ltd., Auto Technology Company, Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC, ACT Laboratories, Inc., Corrpro Companies, Inc.
Pages: 10
Event:
SAE 2005 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 2005 Transactions Journal of Materials and Manufacturing-V114-5
Related Topics:
Test facilities
Body panels
Corrosion
Aluminum
Imaging and visualization
Optics
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