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(Table S2). This can be explained by the low concentration of NaCl used in the tests (0.1 M) compared
to most other works (0.5 M); although they found similar corrosion potentials, they concluded that
AlSiMg10 alloy exhibited less damage because the presence of Mn compensated for the cathodic effect
of Fe in intermetallic compounds. In Figure 2, it is presented the formation of intermetallic compounds
Al9 FeMg3 Si5 , β-AlFeSi, and α-AlFeMn Si in AlSi7Mg alloy (Figure 2a), whereas only α-AlFeMn Si
compound is identified in Figure 2b.

Figure 1. (a) Typical

Typical macrostructure
macrostructure of
of an
an Al–6
Al–6 wt
wt %,
%, Cu–1
Cu–1 wt
wt %% Si
Si alloy,
alloy, (b)
(b) representation of the
representation of the
transverse surface samples used in the corrosion tests, and (c) experimental and simulated Cu and Si
profiles corresponding to positions close to the casting surface highlighting the Cu macrosegregation.
Reprinted with permission of [2].


 2. SEM micrographs and EDS analysis performed in (a) AlSi7 Mg and (b) AlSi10 Mg, respectively.
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Reprinted with permission of [4]. JUDSK

 
Eutectic modification is usually performed to change the morphology of eutectic Si from a circular
morphology to a fibrous structure in the range of 50–200 ppm. Although numerous studies have