Research Article

The Red Sea as a Corrosive Environment: Corrosion Rates and Corrosion Mechanism of Aluminum Alloys 7075, 2024, and 6061

Table 2

Weight loss and corrosion rates of Al alloys at different immersion periods in the Red Sea water.

Immersion period (weeks)Weight loss (g m−2)Corrosion rate, (g m−2 year−1)
Al 7075Al 2024Al 6061Al 7075Al 2024Al 6061

1st0.7330.4630.31238.18424.11116.247
2nd1.2270.7810.53931.95620.32814.034
3rd1.6850.8200.64829.31314.26911.268
5th2.2841.7210.99723.81317.95010.392
7th2.3661.8911.09417.63014.0888.150
10th2.3961.9941.14712.49010.3945.981
22nd3.8262.5671.6639.0696.0843.942
32nd4.1733.2411.8806.7965.2793.062