Enhanced Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of Ultrafine-Grained Cu-Cr-Zr Alloy Fabricated via Equal-Channel Angular Pressing

The microstructure evolution and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviors of ultrafine-grained (UFG) Cu-Cr-Zr alloys processed by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) and coarse-grain (CG) Cu-Cr-Zr alloys within NaNO2 solution were systematically investigated in the current study. After deformatio...

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Published in:Metals (Basel ) 2019, Vol.9 (8), p.824
Main Authors: Wang, Qingjuan, Liu, Dan, Tong, Libo, Zhou, Ying, Wang, Wei, Zhou, Haixiong, Fan, Ruixue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Alloys
Chromium
Continuous casting
Copper
Copper base alloys
Corrosion resistance
Corrosion resistant alloys
Cu-Cr-Zr alloys
ECAP
Elongation
Equal channel angular pressing
Fracture surfaces
Grain boundaries
Grain size
Mechanical properties
Microstructure
Pitting (corrosion)
Residual stress
Scanning electron microscopy
Slow strain rate
Sodium nitrite
Stress corrosion cracking
Ultimate tensile strength
Ultrafines
Zirconium base alloys
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Summary:The microstructure evolution and stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviors of ultrafine-grained (UFG) Cu-Cr-Zr alloys processed by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) and coarse-grain (CG) Cu-Cr-Zr alloys within NaNO2 solution were systematically investigated in the current study. After deformation by eight ECAP passes, the grain size was refined to ~200 nm. The slow strain rate tensile (SSRT) tests showed that the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of CG samples in solution was slightly lower than that in the air, and the elongation was decreased from 57.3% to 52.6%. In contrast, both the UTS and elongation of UFG samples in air and solution were almost identical. In NaNO2 solution, the CG fracture surface showed an obvious dissolution, microvoids, and minor cracks, while the surface of the UFG fracture was relatively smooth. The resistance of UFG samples to SCC could be significantly enhanced compared with CG samples. The grain boundary volume fraction of UFG alloy was dramatically increased, which reduced the formation of pitting corrosion. In addition, the uniform distribution of Cr particles also improved the corrosion resistance of UFG alloys.
ISSN:2075-4701
2075-4701
DOI:10.3390/met9080824