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On the stress corrosion cracking behaviour of 6XXX series aluminium alloys

  • Reinhold Braun
Published/Copyright: June 11, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 101 Issue 5

Abstract

The stress corrosion cracking behaviour of 6061 and 6013 sheet materials was investigated in naturally aged and peak-aged heat treatment conditions. Constant deformation, constant load and constant extension rate tests were carried out using aqueous solutions of 0.6 M NaCl and 0.6 M NaCl + 0.06 M NaHCO3. The microstructure of the alloys was examined using transmission electron microscopy. Potentiodynamic polarisation measurements were performed in aerated and deaerated aqueous chloride and/or bicarbonate solutions to determine corrosion and breakdown potentials. Under constant deformation and constant load conditions, the alloys 6061 and 6013 stressed in transverse direction were resistant to stress corrosion cracking in both T4 and T6 tempers. The constant extension rate testing technique indicated environment-induced cracking with alloy 6061-T4, whereas deterioration in ductility of the other alloys was caused by pitting and intergranular corrosion. Sensitivity to intergranular corrosion did not cause stress corrosion cracking in 6013-T6 sheet.

Keywords: Aluminium alloys; Microstructure; Potentiodynamic polarisation; Intergranular corrosion; Stress corrosion cracking
* Correspondence address, Dr. Reinhold Braun, DLR – German Aerospace Center, Institute of Materials Research, D-51170 Köln, Germany. Tel.: +49 2203 601 24 57, Fax: +49 2203 69 64 80, E-mail:

Dedicated to Professor Dr. Monika Feller-Kniepmeier on the occasion of her 80th birthday

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Received: 2009-10-25
Accepted: 2010-2-19
Published Online: 2013-06-11
Published in Print: 2010-05-01

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110314
Keywords for this article
Aluminium alloys; Microstructure; Potentiodynamic polarisation; Intergranular corrosion; Stress corrosion cracking

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  5. Basic
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  7. Enrichment of boron at grain boundaries of platinum-based alloys determined by electron energy loss spectroscopy in a transmission electron microscope
  8. Measurement of the lattice misfit of Pt–Al–Cr superalloy by convergent beam electron diffraction (CBED)
  9. Microstructural and micromechanical characterisation of a Pt–Al–Cr–Ni–Re alloy by means of transmission electron microscopy and nanoindentation
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