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Title: In Situ X-ray Microtomography of Stress Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion Fatigue in Aluminum Alloys

Abstract

Structural materials are subjected to combinations of stress and corrosive environments that work synergistically to cause premature failure. Therefore, studies on the combined effect of stress and corrosive environments on material behavior are required. Existing studies have been performed in two dimensions that are inadequate for full comprehension of the three-dimensional (3D) processes related to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and corrosion-fatigue (CF) behavior. Recently, x-ray synchrotron tomography has evolved as an excellent technique to obtain the microstructure in 3D. Moreover, being nondestructive in nature, x-ray synchrotron tomography is well suited to study the evolution of microstructure with time (4D, or fourth dimension in time). Furthermore, this article presents our recent 4D studies on SCC and CF of Al 7075 alloys using x-ray synchrotron tomography.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [2]
  1. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur (India)
  2. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1477005
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 69; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 1047-4838
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; aluminum alloys; corrosion-fatigue; in situ; loading stage; stress corrosion cracking; x-ray tomography

Citation Formats

Singh, Sudhanshu S., Stannard, Tyler J., Xiao, Xianghui, and Chawla, Nikhilesh. In Situ X-ray Microtomography of Stress Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion Fatigue in Aluminum Alloys. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1007/s11837-017-2413-8.
Singh, Sudhanshu S., Stannard, Tyler J., Xiao, Xianghui, & Chawla, Nikhilesh. In Situ X-ray Microtomography of Stress Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion Fatigue in Aluminum Alloys. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-017-2413-8
Singh, Sudhanshu S., Stannard, Tyler J., Xiao, Xianghui, and Chawla, Nikhilesh. Mon . "In Situ X-ray Microtomography of Stress Corrosion Cracking and Corrosion Fatigue in Aluminum Alloys". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-017-2413-8. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1477005.
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author = {Singh, Sudhanshu S. and Stannard, Tyler J. and Xiao, Xianghui and Chawla, Nikhilesh},
abstractNote = {Structural materials are subjected to combinations of stress and corrosive environments that work synergistically to cause premature failure. Therefore, studies on the combined effect of stress and corrosive environments on material behavior are required. Existing studies have been performed in two dimensions that are inadequate for full comprehension of the three-dimensional (3D) processes related to stress corrosion cracking (SCC) and corrosion-fatigue (CF) behavior. Recently, x-ray synchrotron tomography has evolved as an excellent technique to obtain the microstructure in 3D. Moreover, being nondestructive in nature, x-ray synchrotron tomography is well suited to study the evolution of microstructure with time (4D, or fourth dimension in time). Furthermore, this article presents our recent 4D studies on SCC and CF of Al 7075 alloys using x-ray synchrotron tomography.},
doi = {10.1007/s11837-017-2413-8},
journal = {JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society},
number = 8,
volume = 69,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Mon Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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