Malik V.R.Bajakke P.A.Jambagi S.C.Nagarjuna C.Deshpande A.S.2021-05-052021-05-052020JOM Vol. 72 , 10 , p. 3582 - 3593https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-020-04323-0https://idr.nitk.ac.in/handle/123456789/15583The present investigations help in improving the bendability and corrosion resistance of AA1050 rolled sheets by selective friction stirring. The processing of AA1050 with a tapered square pin at a tool rotation speed of 1200 rpm yielded the highest strain of 0.345 at ultimate tensile strength compared with 0.054 in as-received material. The identified processing conditions produced an ultimate tensile strength of 89.23 MPa with a toughness of 34.451 × 106 J/m3 and a lower corrosion rate with Icorr of 0.324 × 10−6 A/cm2. Further, processing with a simple tapered circular pin resulted in maximum ultimate tensile strength of 102 MPa with a toughness of 33.990 × 106 J/m3. However, it came at the expense of least resistance to corrosion with Icorr of 4.813 × 10−6 A/cm2. Consequently, the addition of zinc oxide during friction stirring showed a remarkable improvement in corrosion resistance with Icorr of 0.094 × 10−6 A/cm2. Future studies are planned on these lines. © 2020, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.Article