Abstract
AbstractStress corrosion characteristics of three alloys, AL-3Li, AL-2Li-3Cu, and 5083, were analyzed. All three alloys have anodic grain boundary (GB) precipitates (ppts) (δ, T1, and β, respectively) that show different corrosion rates with respect to the lattice H diffusion. These GB phases grow with heat treatment time. These phases affect room-temperature fracture toughness in AL-3Li and AL-2Li-3Cu alloys but not in 5083 alloy. When exposed to NaCl solution, all three GB phases dissolve. Under an applied stress, the resulting stress corrosion threshold stress intensity K1sccvaries inversely with size and spacing, when the local crack tip environmental condition is established. The mechanism involved is mostly anodic dissolution with a secondary effect from hydrogen.
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