@article{scholars16382,
            year = {2022},
         journal = {Materials},
       publisher = {MDPI},
          number = {18},
            note = {cited By 0},
          volume = {15},
             doi = {10.3390/ma15186331},
           title = {Mechanical Performance and Corrosion Behaviour of Diffusion-Bonded A5083 Aluminium and A36 Mild Steel with Gallium Interlayer},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85138777987&doi=10.3390\%2fma15186331&partnerID=40&md5=9c925185b51b82f80101dee7656b6ed2},
        keywords = {Aluminum alloys; Aluminum corrosion; Corrosive effects; Degradation; Diffusion; Diffusion bonding; Impact strength; Low carbon steel; Microhardness; Scanning electron microscopy; Steel corrosion; Surface roughness, Bonding parameters; Bonding temperatures; Corrosion behaviour; Dissimilar joining; Dissimilar joints; Holding time; Mechanical performance; Property characterizations; Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-ray analysis; Vickers microhardness tester, Corrosion rate},
        abstract = {This article investigated the mechanical performance and corrosion behaviour of a diffusion-bonded A5083 aluminium/A36 mild steel dissimilar joint with a Gallium (Ga) interlayer. The bonding parameters were the bonding temperature (525 and 550 {\^A}oC), holding time (60 and 120 min) and surface roughness (800 and 1200 grit). Property characterisation was achieved using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis, Vickers microhardness tester, Izod impact tester and potentiodynamic polarisation testing. The results revealed that the significance of the bonding parameters was in the order bonding temperature {\ensuremath{>}} surface roughness {\ensuremath{>}} holding time. Increasing the bonding temperature resulted in an increase in the impact strength and a corresponding reduction in the corrosion rate and microhardness. However, increasing the grit size decreased the microhardness and a corresponding increase in the impact strength and corrosion rate. The impact strength and corrosion rate decreased with the increasing holding time while the microhardness followed a reverse trend. It was also discovered that incorporating the Ga interlayer resulted in a 67.9 improvement in the degradation rate. {\^A}{\copyright} 2022 by the authors.},
          author = {Ismail, A. and Othman, N. H. and Mustapha, M. and Mohamed Saheed, M. S. and Abdullah, Z. and Muhammed, M. and Mohamed Saat, A. and Mustapha, F.},
            issn = {19961944}
}