Effect of high-temperature pre-precipitation on mechanical properties and stress corrosion cracking of Al-Zn-Mg alloys

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 585-589

  Li, Song ^a   Chen, Kang Hua ^a   Liu, Hong Wei ^a   Huang, Lan Ping ^a   Zhang, Zhuo ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ageing; Al Zn Mg alloys; Medium strength; Precipitation; Stress corrosion cracking; Weldablility

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; WELDABILITY;

ALUMINUM ZINC MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; GRAIN BOUNDARY PRECIPITATES; HIGH TEMPERATURE PREPRECIPITATION; MEDIUM STRENGTH; OPTICAL PHOTOGRAPHS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0142149143     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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