Improving Corrosion Resistance and Corrosive Wear Resistance of Aluminum Alloy Drill Pipe by Surface Nanocrystallization and Micro-arc Oxidation
Abstract
To improve the corrosion and wear resistance performance of aluminum alloy drill pipes in geological and petroleum drilling applications, a strengthening coating was prepared on the surface of the 2618 aluminum alloy by combining treatment with ultrasonic cold forging technology (UCFT) and micro-arc oxidation (MAO). The effects of the strengthening coating on the corrosion and wear resistance of the aluminum alloy were evaluated by electrochemical and tribological tests. The results demonstrated that the corrosion and wear resistance of the aluminum alloy were improved by the UCFT and MAO technologies, especially the salt corrosion resistance. The corrosion morphology of the strengthening coating primarily included pitting, micro-cracks and NaCl attachment. In addition, the UCFT + MAO composite coating exhibited the best wear performance. The wear rate of the UCFT + MAO composite coating was lower than that of the aluminum alloy by 94%. The results provided support for this excellent surface treatment technology for the corrosion and wear resistance of aluminum alloy drill pipes, and they also present a feasible evaluation method for drill pipes.
- Publication:
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Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
- Pub Date:
- September 2018
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11665-018-3529-x
- Bibcode:
- 2018JMEP...27.4462L
- Keywords:
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- aluminum alloy;
- corrosion;
- drilling engineering;
- micro-arc oxidation;
- surface nanocrystallization;
- wear