Effect of high-temperature pre-precipitation on microstructure and properties of 7055 aluminum alloy

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 750-754

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

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

7055 aluminum alloy; Precipitation; Solution; Stress corrosion

Indexed keywords

GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS 7055; NEAR SOLVUS PRE PRECIPITATION; STRESS CORROSION SUSCEPTIBILITY;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 1242310449     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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