Numéro
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 12, Numéro 8, September 2002
Page(s) 263 - 276
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:20020339


J. Phys. IV France
12 (2002) Pr8-263
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20020339

Examples of liquiq metal embrittlement in industrial aluminium alloys

Y. Bréchet1, A. Rodine2, M. Véron1, S. Péron1 and A. Deschamps1

1  LTPCM, ENSEEG, INPG, Domaine Universitaire, 1130 rue de la Piscine, BP. 75, 38402 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
2  Department of Physical Chemistry, MISA, 4 Leninsky Prospekt, 17936 Moscow, Russia


Abstract
Liquid metal embrittlement (LME) phenomena were investigated in two industrial aluminium alloys. Gallium penetration in 7010 alloys was systematically investigated to shed light on the effect of microstructure and plasticity ahead of the crack tip. Hot temperature shortness in 5083 alloy is given as an example of cleavage induced by LME.



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