Specimens | Results |
6 SFCCC coated without top coating of lacquer and scratched to reveal the substrate. | No incipient pits and corrosion products observed. |
6 SFCCC coated with top coating of lacquer and scratched to reveal the substrate. | No incipient pits observed within the scratched and unscratched regions. Paint delamination was not observed. |
6 Bare aluminium without top coating of lacquer. | Incipient pits and mounds of corrosion products were observed on the specimen. |
6 Bare aluminium with top coating of lacquer and scratched to reveal the substrate. | Elaborate paint delamination and incipient pits were observed. |