Fatigue Properties of Aluminum Alloys Anodized in Chromic Acid and Non-chromic Acid Baths
摘要
The objective of this research is to evaluate the fatigue knockdowns of chromic and non-chromic anodizing on three alloys: 7050-T7451, 2195-T8, and 2050-T84. The anodize types include control (none), chromic, boric-sulfuric, and tartaric-sulfuric. Using a rotating-beam R.R. Moore machine, each alloy was tested at stress levels of 207 MPa (30 ksi) and 345 MPa (50 ksi). Specimens were tested in a fully reversed mode with an R ratio of − 1. The results indicate that the control specimens had a higher number of cycles to fracture overall; however, chromic anodizing presented the highest number of cycles for 2195-T8 at 207 MPa (30 ksi). The 2195-T8 chromic specimens tested at 207 MPa (30 ksi) had a knock-down factor (KDF) of 2.16, compared to the KDFs of the other anodize types. Control, non-anodized, specimens are expected to have the greatest fatigue life since there is no coating thickness; however chromic anodizing improves the fatigue life of 2195-T8. The average anodize thickness at each condition for 2195-T8 were 1.73 µm (chromic), 3.18 µm (tartaric-sulfuric), and 3.22 µm (boric-sulfuric).