Localised corrosion initiation and microstructural characterisation of an Al 2024 alloy with a higher Cu to Mg ratio

Corrosion Science

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 313-325

  DeRose, J A ^a   Suter, T ^a   Balkowiec A ^b   Michalski, J ^b   Kurzydlowski, K J ^b   Schmutz, P ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

A. Alloy; A. Aluminium; B. Polarisation; B. SEM; B. STEM; C. Pitting corrosion

Indexed keywords

AL 2024; B. STEM; CORROSION MODELS; ELECTROCHEMICAL DATA; INPUT DATAS; INTER-METALLIC PARTICLE; LOCALISED CORROSION; MACRO SCALE; MASS RATIO; MATRIX; MICRO-SCALES; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISATION; NANO SCALE; PHASE PARTICLES; PITTING POTENTIAL; S-PHASE;

ALUMINUM; COPPER ALLOYS; PITTING; POLARIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 83555172417     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2011.10.035     Document Type: Article

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