Low-Copper, 7xxx Alloys. Due to the low
copper content, these 7xxx alloys exhibit excellent
resistance to general corrosion and pitting.
However, as a group, they are relatively more
susceptible to SCC than higher-copper 7xxx
alloys. Depending on composition and processing
specifics, many low-copper 7xxx alloys have
an unrecrystallized microstructure. This is beneficial
to SCC resistance in applications where the
dominant stresses are in the longitudinal and
long transverse orientations. With proper engineering,
such alloys are successfully used in
commercial structural applications. Alloys that
are recrystallized tend to be more susceptible toIn the materials selection process for corrosion
applications, the chemical composition of the
alloy is generally the most important factor that
an engineer considers. However, examples given
in this article demonstrate that the metallurgical
condition or microstructure of a particular nickel
alloy is also a very important factor. For the same
overall chemical composition, the corrosion rate
of the same alloy can vary several orders of magnitude,
depending on its particular microstructure.
The most important metallurgical factors
that need to be considered are second-phase precipitation
by thermal instability and the presence
of CW. The latter is especially important in cases
where SCC may be expected
SCC. Whereas overaging improves the SCC
resistance of copper-containing 7xxx alloys, it
does not greatly improve the SCC resistance of
the low-copper 7xxx alloys. For more information
on low-copper 7xxx alloys,
Low-Copper, 7xxx Alloys. Due to the lowcopper content, these 7xxx alloys exhibit excellentresistance to general corrosion and pitting.However, as a group, they are relatively moresusceptible to SCC than higher-copper 7xxxalloys. Depending on composition and processingspecifics, many low-copper 7xxx alloys havean unrecrystallized microstructure. This is beneficialto SCC resistance in applications where thedominant stresses are in the longitudinal andlong transverse orientations. With proper engineering,such alloys are successfully used incommercial structural applications. Alloys thatare recrystallized tend to be more susceptible toIn the materials selection process for corrosionapplications, the chemical composition of thealloy is generally the most important factor thatan engineer considers. However, examples givenin this article demonstrate that the metallurgicalcondition or microstructure of a particular nickelalloy is also a very important factor. For the sameoverall chemical composition, the corrosion rateof the same alloy can vary several orders of magnitude,depending on its particular microstructure.The most important metallurgical factorsthat need to be considered are second-phase precipitationby thermal instability and the presenceof CW. The latter is especially important in caseswhere SCC may be expectedSCC. Whereas overaging improves the SCCresistance of copper-containing 7xxx alloys, itdoes not greatly improve the SCC resistance ofthe low-copper 7xxx alloys. For more informationon low-copper 7xxx alloys,
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