The effect of pre-ageing temperature and retrogression heating rate on the strength and corrosion behaviour of AA7150

Corrosion Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-25

  Xu, D K ^a   Birbilis, N ^a   Rometsch, P A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Aluminium; C. Anodic dissolution; C. Stress corrosion

Indexed keywords

A. ALUMINIUM; ANODIC DISSOLUTION; C. STRESS CORROSION; CORROSION BEHAVIOUR; GRAIN-BOUNDARY PRECIPITATES; MATRIX; POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE; PROCESSING CONDITION;

CORROSION RESISTANCE; DISSOLUTION; HEATING RATE; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

HEATING;

EID: 80655148973     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.08.042     Document Type: Article

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