AA2024-Tx is one of the most common high-strength aluminium alloys used in the
aerospace industry. This article reviews current understanding of the microstructure of sheet …

The intermetallic phases in AA7075-T6, including the nm-scale precipitate MgZnCu and 10-
μm size Mg 2 Si, S-phase, Al 7 Fe 2 Cu (Mn), and Al 15 (FeMn) 3 (SiCu) 2, were identified …

One of the biggest challenges in corrosion investigation is foreseeing precisely how and
where materials will degenerate in a designated condition owing to scarceness of accurate …

A hyphenated optical-electrochemical technique and image analysis protocol is used to
quantify global and local (intermetallic) corrosion process and kinetics. Our findings reveal …

Localized corrosion of Cu and Al thin films exposed to aqueous NaCl solutions was studied
using liquid cell transmission electron microscopy (LCTEM). We demonstrate that …

The specific and excellent properties of the low-dimensional nanomaterials have made them
promising building blocks to be integrated into microelectromechanical systems with high …

Gases that are widely used in research and industry have a significant effect on both the
configuration of solid materials and the evolution of reactive systems. Traditional studies on …

Low-dimensional materials are bringing significant innovations to in situ TEM
characterization. Here a new graphene microheater chip for TEM was developed by …

Ultrasonically mixed Al-7075+ x wt% of α-Al 2 O 3 (x: 0, 0.5, 1.5 and 2.5) powders were used
to synthesize nanocomposites via powder metallurgy route. Thereafter, heat treatment was …

The localized corrosion of AA2060-T8 and the role of two major types of intermetallic
particles (IMPs), heterogeneous Al-Cu-Fe-Mn and S-phase (Al2CuMg), were studied using …