@misc{charalampidou_corrosioninduced_mechanical_2021, 
author={Charalampidou, C., Dietzel, W., Zheludkevich, M., Kourkoulis, S., Alexopoulos, N.},
title={Corrosion-induced mechanical properties degradation of Al-Cu-Li (2198-T351) aluminium alloy and the role of side-surface cracks},
year={2021},
howpublished = {journal article},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109330},
abstract = {Corrosion-induced surface deterioration as well as mechanical properties degradation of AA2198-T351 were experimentally investigated and compared against AA2024-T3. Pre-corroded tensile and fatigue specimens were mechanically tested. Several degradation mechanisms were detected for different exposure times: a) pitting formation for short exposure times, where AA2198-T351 is superior to AA2024-T3 regarding corrosion resistance, b) exfoliation corrosion for higher exposure times (> 24 h), where almost the same corrosion resistance, regarding tensile elongation at fracture Af decrease, is evident for the two alloys and c) delamination between the grain layers on the side-surfaces. The fatigue endurance limit of AA2198-T351 was almost halved after 6 h corrosion exposure. Side-surfaces corrosion-induced cracks play a pivotal role on the Af decrease of AA2024-T3 due to delamination between the grain layers in the longitudinal rolling direction while this was not observed for AA2198-T351.},
note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109330} (DOI). Charalampidou, C.; Dietzel, W.; Zheludkevich, M.; Kourkoulis, S.; Alexopoulos, N.: Corrosion-induced mechanical properties degradation of Al-Cu-Li (2198-T351) aluminium alloy and the role of side-surface cracks. Corrosion Science. 2021. vol. 183, 109330. DOI: 10.1016/j.corsci.2021.109330}}