Influence of retrogression and re-aging treatment on corrosion behaviour of an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2149-2156

  Xiao, Yan Ping ^a   Pan, Qing Lin ^a,b   Li, Wen Bin ^a,c   Liu, Xiao Yan ^a   He, Yun Bin ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c HUNAN CITY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Non ferrous metals and alloys; E. Corrosion; F. Microstructure

Indexed keywords

AL-ZN-MG-CU ALLOY; CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; E. CORROSION; EXFOLIATION CORROSION; F. MICROSTRUCTURE; GRAIN BOUNDARY PRECIPITATE; INTERGRANULAR CORROSION; LOSS OF STRENGTH; NONFERROUS METALS AND ALLOYS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; RETROGRESSION AND REAGING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; COPPER ALLOYS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; METALLURGY; MICROSCOPES; MICROSTRUCTURE; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC ALLOYS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79251607709     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.11.036     Document Type: Article

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