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Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
Published in: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance 12/2015

01-12-2015

Improved Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance and Strength of a Two-Step Aged Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy Using Taguchi Method

Authors: Lianghua Lin, Zhiyi Liu, Puyou Ying, Meng Liu

Published in: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance | Issue 12/2015

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Abstract

Multi-step heat treatment effectively enhances the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) resistance but usually degrades the mechanical properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys. With the aim to enhance SCC resistance as well as strength of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys, we have optimized the process parameters during two-step aging of Al-6.1Zn-2.8Mg-1.9Cu alloy by Taguchi’s L9 orthogonal array. In this work, analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to find out the significant heat treatment parameters. The slow strain rate testing combined with scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope was employed to study the SCC behaviors of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy. Results showed that the contour map produced by ANOVA offered a reliable reference for selection of optimum heat treatment parameters. By using this method, a desired combination of mechanical performances and SCC resistance was obtained.
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Metadata
Title
Improved Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance and Strength of a Two-Step Aged Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy Using Taguchi Method
Authors
Lianghua Lin
Zhiyi Liu
Puyou Ying
Meng Liu
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance / Issue 12/2015
Print ISSN: 1059-9495
Electronic ISSN: 1544-1024
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-015-1733-5

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