Understanding damage accumulation upon AA7075-T651 used in airframes from a microstructural point of view

Materials Science and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 57-67

  Birbilis, N ^a   Cavanaugh, M K ^a   Buchheit, R G ^a   Harlow, D G ^b   Wei, R P ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; Intermetallics particles; Localized corrosion; Micro electrochemistry; Pitting; SEM; TEM

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; INTERMETALLICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

INTERMETALLICS PARTICLES; MICROELECTROCHEMISTRY;

CORROSION FATIGUE;

EID: 33845581076     PISSN: 15462498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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