Abstract
The stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviors of over-aged and peak-aged AA7075 aluminum alloys in a 5 wt% NaCl solution were compared. Even though the over-aging process induced intergranular corrosion (IGC), it decreased the SCC susceptibility of the material. Grain boundaries (GBs) with misorientation angles less than 30° and the grain matrix were considered factors that reduced the IGC propagation rate, thereby preventing the development of SCC in the over-aged material. η phase grain boundary precipitates (GBPs) underwent de-alloying, forming Cu-enriched particles during the IGC formation. However, the cathodic properties of these particles are not the key factors determining whether the IGC will occur or not.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 111570 |
Journal | Corrosion Science |
Volume | 225 |
Early online date | 5 Oct 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2023 |
Keywords
- Aluminum (A)
- De-alloying (C)
- Intergranular corrosion (C)
- SEM (B)
- STEM (B)
- Stress corrosion (C)