Effect of pre-deformation on the stress corrosion cracking susceptibility of aluminum alloy 2519

The effects of pre-deformation and strain rate on the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behavior of aluminum alloy 2519 in air and in 3.5% NaCl water solution were investigated by means of slow strain rate tension (SSRT), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results indicate that the alloy is susceptible to SCC in 3.5% NaCl water solution and not in air. At the same pre-deformation, the alloy is more susceptible to SCC at 1.33 × 10−5 s−1 than at 6.66 × 10−5 s−1. Moreover, it is more susceptible to SCC at free pre-deformation than at 10% pre-deformation at the same strain rate. The number of ϑ precipitated along the grain boundaries is reduced and distributed discontinuously, at the same time, the precipitate-free zones (PFZ) become narrow and the susceptibility to stress corrosion cracking is reduced after 10% pre-deformation.