Stress corrosion cracking (here on out referred to as SCC) is a form of intergranular corrosion that can result in the total failure of aluminium parts. Three
Cracking during solidification is a complex phenomenon which has been investigated from various angles for decades using both experimental and theoretical
For the study of fatigue crack propagation in metals, Fresnel diffraction of X-rays is exploited to enhance the visibility of edges and boundaries within an object 1.
Moving away from model alloys and non-industry standard tests, we perform a double cantilever beam (DCB) crack growth test on an engineering 7xxx Al
The stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviour of aluminium alloys has been studied for the past five decades and is still a research area of high interest due to
We show that intergranular AlCuMg phases give rise to cracking by micro-void nucleation and subsequent link-up due to the plastic incompatibility between the
Hot cracking is the cause of almost all cracking in aluminum weldments. Hot cracking is a high-temperature cracking mechanism and is mainly a function of how
In high-strength aluminum alloys, stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) is known to occur in ordinary atmospheres and aqueous environments. This article discusses the