Relationship between alloy composition, microstructure and exfoliation corrosion in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys

Corrosion Science

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 3139-3149

  Marlaud, T ^a,b   Malki, B ^a   Henon, C ^b   Deschamps, A ^a   Baroux, B ^a  

^a GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

^b ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Aluminium; B. Galvanostatic; C. Exfoliation corrosion

Indexed keywords

A. ALUMINIUM; AL-ZN-MG-CU ALLOY; ALLOY COMPOSITIONS; CORROSION TESTS; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TEST; EXFOLIATION CORROSION; GALVANOSTATICS; INDUCED DAMAGE; INTERGRANULAR FRACTURE; MICROSTRUCTURAL EXAMINATION; POTENTIAL TRANSIENTS;

ALLOYING; ALUMINUM; ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; CERIUM ALLOYS; COPPER ALLOYS; DISSOLUTION; HEAT TREATMENT; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 79960723398     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.05.057     Document Type: Article

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