Environmentally assisted cracking behaviour of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Cr alloy bonded with polymer matrix composite stiffener

Corrosion Science

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 318-325

  Kale, S S ^a   Raja, V S ^b   Bakare, A K ^a  

^a Defence Research and Development Organisation   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

A. Aluminium; A. Polymer; C. Crevice corrosion; C. Stress corrosion

Indexed keywords

AL-ZN-MG-CU-CR ALLOY; CRACK VELOCITIES; CREVICE CORROSION; ENVIRONMENTALLY ASSISTED CRACKING; PEAK AGED; STRESS CORROSION; THRESHOLD STRESS INTENSITY;

CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CRACKS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; ZINC; ZINC ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84880947652     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2013.06.015     Document Type: Article

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