Analysis of contributions of plastic deformation and intergranular corrosion to corrosion-fatigue failure of Al-Mg alloys

The article presents the results of corrosion-fatigue tests of industrial Al-Mg alloys were conducted in air and in a 3% NaCl aqueous solution. Fatigue curves can be characterized using the Basquin equation and the plastic deformation model at the crack tip. It has been demonstrated that the primary contributions to corrosion-fatigue failure in the Al-Mg alloys at low stresses are made by the process of pitting and intergranular corrosion, and by the plastic deformation at high stresses.