Stress corrosion cracking of superplastically formed 7475 aluminum alloy

Journal Article · Wed Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1997 · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-997-0168-5· OSTI ID:543486

Tsai, T C; Chang, J C; Chuang, T H ^[1]

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1. National Taiwan Univ., Taipei (Taiwan, Province of China). Inst. of Materials Science and Engineering

The effects of biaxial superplastic deformation and postforming heat treatment upon the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) of a fine-grained 7475Al alloy plate have been investigated. For all postforming tempered conditions, increasing the extent of superplastic deformation, which created more cavitations, would decrease the mechanical properties, the SCC resistance, and the corrosion resistance. The influence of cavitation on the decay of elongation of the superplastically formed workpieces is larger than that on the decay of its strength. Post-forming tempered by retrogression and reaging (RRA) treatment could effectively improve the SCC resistance of workpieces in postforming T6 temper while not sacrificing the strength. However, the benefit of improving the SCC resistance by means of the postforming RRA temper was decreased with increasing the extent of superplastic deformation, because the SCC susceptibility increased as the extent of superplastic deformation increased for each postforming tempered condition. The cavitation led to more anodic corrosion potential and pitting potential and to an increase in both corrosion current density and passive current density, which would increase the SCC susceptibility.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 543486
• Journal Information: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Journal Name: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 28; ISSN MMTAEB; ISSN 1073-5623
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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