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Measurements and mechanisms of localized aqueous corrosion in aluminum-lithium alloys
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Stoner, Glenn E. Buchheit Jr., Rudolph G. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | Like most heat treatable aluminum alloys, localized corrosion and stress corrosion of Al-Li-Cu alloys is strongly dependent on the nature and distribution of second phase particles. To develop a mechanistic understanding of the role of localized corrosion in the stress corrosion process, bulk samples of T(sub 1) (Al2CuLi) and a range of Al-Cu-Fe impurity phases were prepared for electrochemical experiments. Potentiodynamic polarization and galvanic couple experiments were performed in standard 0.6 M NaCl and in simulated crevice solutions to assess corrosion behavior of these particles with respect to the alpha-Al matrix. A comparison of time to failure versus applied potential using a constant load, smooth bar SCC test technique in Cl(-), Cl(-)/CrO4(2-), and Cl(-)/CO3(2-) environments shows that rapid failures are to be expected when applied potentials are more positive than the breakaway potential (E sub br) of T(sub 1) (crack tip) but less than E(sub br) of alpha-Al (crack walls). It is shown that this criterion is not satisfied in aerated Cl(-) solutions. Accordingly, SCC resistance is good. This criterion is satisfied, however, in an alkaline isolated fissure exposed to a CO2 containing atmosphere. Rapid failure induced by these fissures was recently termed preexposure embrittlement. Anodic polarization shows that the corrosion behavior of T(sub 1) is relatively unaffected in alkaline CO3(2-) environments but the alpha-Al phase is rapidly passivated. X ray diffraction of crevice walls from artificial crevices suggests that passivation of alpha-Al occurs as hydrotalcite-type compound (LiAl2(OH)6)2(+) - CO3(2-) - nH2O. |
| File Size | 980267 |
| Page Count | 44 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900013340 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5n925386 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Metallic Materials Crack Tips Embrittlement Carbon Dioxide Aluminum Alloys Criteria Lithium Alloys X Ray Diffraction Load Tests Boundary Layer Separation Cracks Stress Corrosion Impurities Copper Alloys Failure Analysis Polarization Charge Separation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
