Development of an Improved Cosmetic Corrosion Test for Finished Aluminum Autobody Panels

Since 2000, an Aluminum Cosmetic Corrosion task group within the SAE Automotive Corrosion and Protection (ACAP) Committee has existed. The task group has pursued the goal of establishing a standard test method for in-laboratory cosmetic corrosion evaluations of finished aluminum auto body panels. A cooperative program uniting OEM, supplier, and consultants has been created and has been supported in part by USAMP (AMD 309) and the U.S. Department of Energy. Prior to this committee's formation, numerous laboratory corrosion test environments have been used to evaluate the performance of painted aluminum closure panels. However, correlations between these laboratory test results and in-service performance have not been established. Thus, the primary objective of this task group's project was to identify an accelerated laboratory test method that correlates well with in-service performance. In this paper the correlation between several common laboratory corrosion tests and in-service corrosion is detailed.

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See papers presented at SAE World Congress & Exhibition, April 2007, Detroit, MI, USA, Session: Corrosion Prevention

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