Microstructure, corrosion behaviour and thermal stability of AA 7150 after ultrasonic shot peening

  • Qingqing Sun
  • , Qingyou Han
  • , Shuai Wang
  • , Rong Xu

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Abstract

Microstructure, corrosion behaviour and thermal stability of ultrasonic shot peened AA7150 were studied in this work. After ultrasonic shot peening, exfoliation susceptibility decreases, intergranular corrosion is inhibited for both normal and transverse planes, pitting potential shifts to the positive direction. The enhanced localized corrosion resistance is attributed to the formation of equiaxed nano-grains on surface layer. Pre-existing ageing-induced η′ and η precipitates dissolved immediately after shot peening, however, after 18 months' natural ageing, nanograined precipitates with more coarsened size than pre-existing ones, re-precipitate on the peened surface layer and leads to surface softening.

Original languageEnglish
Article number126127
JournalSurface and Coatings Technology
Volume398
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Sep 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • AA 7150
  • Exfoliation corrosion
  • Post ageing
  • Surface nanocrystallization
  • Surface softening

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