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The effect of copper content and heat treatment on the stress corrosion characteristics of Ai-6Zn-2Mg-X Cu alloys

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The effect of copper and aging on the stress corrosion characteristics of Al-6 pct Zn-2 pct Mg-(0.01-2.1) pct Cu alloys in 3.5 pct NaCl was studied with other variables remaining constant. In the peak-strength condition the crack velocity in the stress-independent region decreased by two orders of magnitude when copper was increased from 0.01 to 2.1 pct. In the stress-dependent region crack velocity decreased only for copper contents higher than 1 pct. Overaging further reduced the plateau crack velocity in all the alloys studied. The results are interpreted on the basis of the effects of copper and aging on the deformation mechanism and electrochemical activity of the phases.

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  1. Exxon Enterprises, Materials Division, Old Buncombe at Poplar, 29651, Greer, SC

    B. Sarkar (Research Scientist)

  2. Fracture & Fatigue Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 30332, Atlanta, GA

    M. Marek (Associate Professor of Metallurgy) & E. A. Starke (Director)

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Sarkar, B., Marek, M. & Starke, E.A. The effect of copper content and heat treatment on the stress corrosion characteristics of Ai-6Zn-2Mg-X Cu alloys. Metall Trans A 12, 1939–1943 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02643806

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