The interaction between pitting corrosion, grain boundaries, and constituent particles during corrosion fatigue of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 686-692

  Jones, Kimberli ^a   Hoeppner, David W ^a  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Corrosion fatigue; Pitting corrosion; SEM

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; CORROSION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; GROWTH (MATERIALS); LIGHT METALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; PITTING; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CONSTITUENT PARTICLES; CORRODED REGIONS; CORROSION PITS; CRACK NUCLEATIONS; FRACTURE ANALYSES; MAIN CRACKS; PIT GROWTHS; PITTING CORROSION; ROLLED SHEETS; SEM; SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS;

CORROSION FATIGUE;

EID: 58249125469     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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