Abstract:

The researches were aimed at assessing the elastic properties of material with preexisting corrosion damage. Corrosion in the form of pitting in certain classes of aluminum alloys, e.g. 7075-T6, is considered here. Based on the characteristics of corrosion metrics and micromechanics, the paper describes a mechanical property prediction procedure for corroded aluminum alloy. The model was developed in the framework of micro-mechanics, in combination with the existing corroded coupon tensile test results.

Key words: corrosion , pit,  , aluminum , alloy,  , micromechanics