Abstract
The stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviors of over-aged and peak-aged AA7075 aluminum alloys in a 5 wt% NaCl solution were compared. Even though the over-aging process induced intergranular corrosion (IGC), it decreased the SCC susceptibility of the material. Grain boundaries (GBs) with misorientation angles less than 30° and the grain matrix were considered factors that reduced the IGC propagation rate, thereby preventing the development of SCC in the over-aged material. η phase grain boundary precipitates (GBPs) underwent de-alloying, forming Cu-enriched particles during the IGC formation. However, the cathodic properties of these particles are not the key factors determining whether the IGC will occur or not.
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