The effect of drawing strain on the microstructure and properties of 7075 aluminum alloy using tensile and exfoliation corrosion tests was investigated, combined with Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD), and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis. As the drawing strain (ε) increased from 0 to 0.58, the degree of recrystallization continuously increased, and the grain morphology transformed from fibrous to approximately equiaxed; The strength decreased slightly while the elongation improved continuously. The exfoliation corrosion resistance initially improved and then deteriorated with increasing deformation. At a drawing strain of 0.09, the grain structure remained fibrous, leading to the maximum corrosion depth at 530 μm; At a drawing strain of 0.17, abnormal grain growth occurred, and discontinuously distributed grain boundary precipitates hinder corrosion propagation, enhancing resistance, so that the maximum corrosion depth was only 386 μm; At drawing strains of 0.36~0.58, fine recrystallized grains (34~53 μm) formed, more high-angle grain boundaries appeared, and grain boundary precipitates coarsened, leading to reduced corrosion resistance with a corrosion depth of 600 μm.
按照GB/T22639—2022《铝合金产品的剥落腐蚀试验方法》进行剥落腐蚀试验,取棒材纵截面为测试面,剥落腐蚀液由234 g NaCl、50 g KNO3、6.7 mL HNO3和去离子水配至1000 mL溶液,面容比为10 mL/cm2,试验温度为(25±3) ℃,浸泡48 h后取出试样并用数码相机拍照记录,腐蚀完成后用水冲洗并吹干。
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