Effect of Sb element on mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of Al-Fe alloy
High formability and corrosion resistance are desired for the aluminum foil used for aluminum-plastic film of lithium-ion batteries.The mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of A14.5Fe alloys with different Sb content were investigated though scanning e-lectron microscope(SEM),tensile testing machine and electrochemical workstation.The re-sults show that alloy elongation increases with addition of Sb,and decreases with addition of excessive Sb.The elongation is 27.4%when 0.05wt.%Sb is added,which is 40.5%higher than that of the alloy without Sb(19.5%).The polarization curve shows that addi-tion of Sb increases self-corrosion potential,decrease self-corrosion current and improves cor-rosion resistance.