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Influences of hydrogen on deformation and fracture behaviors of high Zn 7XXX aluminum alloys

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Hydrogen degrades the mechanical properties of high strength 7XXX aluminum alloys in two ways: (i) degrades the mechanical properties by hydrogen embrittlement, and (ii) partitioned into micropores as molecular hydrogen and make contributions to ordinary ductile fracture. The multifaceted effects of hydrogen on the mechanical properties of high Zn content 7XXX aluminum alloys during deformation and fracture is studied by using synchrotron X-ray microtomography. Our results have revealed that the hydrogen susceptibility has increased with increasing the Zn amount. High concentration of hydrogen was induced by the EDM wire eroder. This high concentrated hydrogen induces quasi-cleavage fracture and restricts the growth of micropores during ductile deformation. The threshold concentration of hydrogen ahead of the crack tip for the nucleation of quasi-cleavage feature was estimated to be \(13~\hbox {cm}^{3}/100~\hbox {g Al}\).

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Acknowledgments

The synchrotron radiation experiments were performed with the approval of JASRI through proposal Nos. 2013B1324, 2014A1018, and 2014B1157. This work was undertaken as a part of Development of Innovative Aluminum Materials Projects and Technological Development of Innovative New Structural Materials with the Project Code HAJJ262715.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Md. Shahnewaz Bhuiyan, Yuki Tada, Hiroyuki Toda & Su Hang

  2. Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, Sayo-gun, Hyogo, Japan

    Kentaro Uesugi & Akihisa Takeuchi

  3. UACJ Co. Ltd., Nagoya, Thailand

    Nobuto Sakaguchi & Yoshio Watanabe

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Bhuiyan, M.S., Tada, Y., Toda, H. et al. Influences of hydrogen on deformation and fracture behaviors of high Zn 7XXX aluminum alloys. Int J Fract 200, 13–29 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-016-0092-z

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