SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1992
STP19588S

Time-Lapse Video Techniques in the Corrosion Testing of Aluminum Alloys

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This paper describes the use of time-lapse video techniques for in situ observation during controlled and free corrosion of high-strength Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys 7075 and 7150 and two Al-Zn binary alloys. Direct observation of corroding 7075 in various tempers shows that, as a precursor to stable pit formation, a deformable gelatinous layer of corrosion product develops. Gas is evolved at the metal/hydrated oxide interface, which distorts the gel layer at potentials below those expected for pitting. During stress corrosion cracking of 7150 T6, time-lapse video images confirm that initial drying after total immersion of 0.6M NaCl solution leads to an acceleration in the apparent rate of crack growth from 5 × 10-7 m/s to 9 × 10-6 m/s. This rate is sustained for only a few minutes but could help explain the aggressive nature of alternate immersion testing.

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Newton, CJ
Alcan International Ltd., Banbury Laboratories, Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Holroyd, NJH
Alcan International Ltd., Banbury Laboratories, Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Developed by Committee: G01
Pages: 153–179
DOI: 10.1520/STP19588S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5195-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1435-7