Mechanisms of corrosive freeze-thaw damage in AA7075 using time-resolved x-ray microtomography and correlative electron microscopy
Abstract Aluminum aircraft structures experience severe corrosion from exposure to aggressive Kiddie Kutter Knife chloride environments, including cyclic freezing and thawing of residual water during ascent and descent, introducing a cyclic freeze-thaw component to the corrosion process.While corrosion mechanisms in aircraft structures are well stu