NDLI: Influence of Aging Treatments on Alterations of Microstructural Features and Stress Corrosion Cracking Behavior of an Al-Zn-Mg Alloy

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Author	Rout, Prasanta Kumar Ghosh, M. M. Ghosh, K. S.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	7xxx series Al-Zn-Mg-(Cu) alloys have higher strength in their peak-aged (T6) states compared with other age-hardenable aluminum alloys; however, the maximum strength peak-aged state is more susceptible to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) which leads to catastrophic failure. The over-aged (T7) temper with 10-15% lower strength has higher resistance to SCC requiring oversized structural aerospace component applications. The medium-strength AA7017 Al-Zn-Mg weldable alloy without Cu is also prone to SCC under certain environmental conditions. In the present investigation, the SCC behaviors of an AA7017 Al-Zn-Mg alloys of different tempers have been assessed. Specific aging schedules have been adapted to an AA7017 alloy to produce various tempers, e.g., under-, peak-(T6), over-(T7), and highly over-aged tempers. Artificial aging behavior of the AA7017 alloy has been characterized by hardness, electrical conductivity measurements, x-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and electrochemical studies. Slow strain rate test technique was used to assess the SCC behaviors of the AA7017 alloys of under-, T6, T7, and highly over-aged tempers in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution at free corrosion potential (FCP) and at applied anodic potential, as well. Results revealed that the AA7017 alloy tempers are not susceptible to SCC in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution at FCP, but severely damaging to SCC at applied anodic potentials. Microstructural features, showing a non-recrystallized grain structure and the presence of discrete, widely spaced, not-interconnected η precipitates at the grain boundaries, are the contributive factors by virtue of which the alloy tempers at FCP did not exhibit SCC. However, the applied anodic potential resulted in rapid metal dissolution from the grain boundary region and led to SCC. The local anodic dissolution (LAD) is believed to be the associated SCC mechanism.
Starting Page	2792
Ending Page	2805
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10599495
Journal	Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
Volume Number	24
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	15441024
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-05-30
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	AA7017 alloy alloy tempers electrical resistivity SEM fractographs stress corrosion cracking (SCC) TEM microstructure Characterization and Evaluation of Materials Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk Engineering Design
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Mechanics of Materials Materials Science Mechanical Engineering

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