Abstract
Abstract The effect of ageing on the tensile behaviour, mode I fracture toughness and mixed mode I/III fracture toughness of 7010 aluminium alloy plate was investigated. It was found that the 0.2% proof stress in this alloy increased from the under-aged temper to the peak-aged (T6) temper and then subsequently decreased in the over-aged (T73) temper. On the other hand, the ductility exhibited a monotonic decrease from the under-aged temper to the over-aged temper. The Ludwigson equation was found to best describe the flow behaviour in all the three ageing tempers. Under mode I as well as mixed mode I/III loading, the highest fracture toughness was seen in the under-aged temper, whereas the fracture toughness values in the peak-aged and over-aged tempers were comparable.
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