Investigating the effects of bulk and surface severe plastic deformation on the fatigue, corrosion behaviour and corrosion fatigue of AA5083

This is a comparative study on the effects of bulk plastic deformation and surface-induced plastic deformation on the fatigue, corrosion behaviour and corrosion fatigue of AA5083. Bulk severe plastic deformation was performed through rotary swaging, whereas surface-induced plastic deformation was conducted by applying shot peening and ball-burnishing. Surface and near-surface properties such as surface topography, microhardness and residual compressive stresses were documented. In comparison to the as-received reference condition, results of potentiodyanmic polarization referred to a better corrosion resistance of the rotary swaged material, while both shot peening and ball-burnishing led to deterioration in corrosion resistance. It was found that, pitting corrosion occurred around Fe-rich intermetallic particles. Ball-burnishing led to superior fatigue performance in air and under corrosive environment in comparison to other investigated conditions.