The effect of thermal treatments on the corrosion behavior of friction stir welded 7050 and 7075 aluminum alloys

Materials Science Forum

Volumn 426-432, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2867-2872

  Lumsden, Jesse ^a   Pollock, Gary ^a   Mahoney, Murray ^a  

^a ROCKWELL SCIENTIFIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

7050 Aluminum alloy; 7075 Aluminum alloy; Corrosion; Friction stir welding; Stress corrosion cracking

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CORROSION; COOLING; FRICTION; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; THERMAL CYCLING; WELDING;

WELDED MATERIALS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0037999885     PISSN: 02555476     EISSN: 16629752     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.426-432.2867     Document Type: Conference Paper

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