Effect of corrosion severity on fatigue evolution in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu

Corrosion Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 498-508

  Burns, James T ^a   Kim, Sangshik ^b   Gangloff, Richard P ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Aluminum; B. Modelling studies; C. Corrosion fatigue; C. Exfoliation corrosion; C. Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

B. MODELLING STUDIES; C. PITTING CORROSION; EXFOLIATION CORROSION; MODELLING STUDIES; PITTING CORROSION;

ALUMINUM; ASPECT RATIO; COLOR; CRACKS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PITTING; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ZINC;

CORROSION FATIGUE;

EID: 72649089765     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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