Fracture toughness and corrosion properties of the aluminium plate alloys 7010-T651 and 7150-T6E189

A comparative experimental investigation was done on the advanced plate alloys 7010-T651 from ALCAN and 7150-T6E189 from ALCOA. The mechanical properties, fracture toughness and corrosion properties were determined. The most notable finding was the excellent fracture toughness of alloy 7150-T6E189 combined with a high tensile strength. The...

Effect of cooling rate on corrosion properties and microstructure of high strength aluminium alloys

The Jominy end-quench test was applied to rods of the alximinium alloys T010 and X TO9I to obtain a decreasing cooling rate over the length of the rods. After heat treating to a high strength T6 and an overaged TT condition the corrosion properties and the microstructure were determined related to the cooling rate. No influence of cooling rate...