Study on corrosion fatigue properties and fracture characteristics of 7075 aluminum alloy FSW joint

Abstract

Taking 7075-T6 aluminum alloy friction stir welding joint as the research object, the microstructure, 3.5 wt % NaCl solution corrosion fatigue life and corrosion fatigue fracture characteristics were studied, and the corrosion fatigue performance and fracture process of 7075 aluminum alloy friction stir welding joint were analyzed. The results showed that: the S-N curve equation of corrosion fatigue of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy friction stir welded joint is lgN=5.845-0.014S, With the increasing of stress amplitude, the corrosion fatigue life decreased greatly. The corrosion fatigue crack originated in the thermal affected zone of the joint, gradually expanded and finally broke in the welded core zone of the joint. There were multiple crack sources in the corrosion fatigue fracture, and with the influence of stress concentration, the crack source originated in the corrosion pit. The high stress aggravated the corrosion damage of the corner part of the sample, led to more serious corrosion than that of the plane position. Obvious intergranular fracture and fatigue striation appeared in the crack growth zone. Under the combined action of corrosive medium and alternating load, the crack growth zone suffered the most serious corrosion, and the anodic dissolution occurred at the grain boundary, resulting in the morphology characteristics of “rock candy” and “ant nest”. Instantaneous fault zone was brittle fault,and there were a lot of cleavage steps and secondary cracks in this zone, the pore morphology appeared in the second phase particle distribution region.