The wear behaviour of 5083 wrought aluminium alloy under the action of corrosive 3˙5% v/v NaCl solution, against stainless steel counterface was studied. Under a constant value of sliding speed, it was observed that the increase in the applied load resulted in a decrease in the friction coefficient of the pair stainless steel/Al 5083. Correlations have been also made between the various worn surfaces by electron optical microscopy. The dominant wear mechanisms of 5083 wrought aluminium alloy against stainless steel are believed to be intense plastic deformation and abrasive wear. During the corrosive wear experiments, pitting corrosion phenomena appeared on the surface of the worn specimen.
