Strengthening-toughening of 7xxx series high strength aluminum alloys by heat treatment

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 484-490

  Chen, Kang Hua ^a   Huang, Lan Ping ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

7000 series aluminum alloy; Aluminum alloys; Heat treatment; Precipitation; Stress corrosion

Indexed keywords

HEAT TREATMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

ALUMINUM ALLOY 7000 SERIES; GRAIN BOUNDARY PRECIPITATION; NEAR SOLVUS PREPRECIPITATION; STEPPED HEATING SOLUTION TREATMENT; SUPERHIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM ALLOY;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0142242226     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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