This International Standard specifies the methods of integranular corrosion testing for solution heat-treatable aluminium alloys without protective coatings.
The sensitivity of solution heat-treatable aluminium alloys to intergranular corrosion is a function of the alloy chemical composition, method of manufacturing, solution heat treatment, quench treatment and artificial precipitation hardening (ageing) treatment.
In the naturally aged condition, the sensitivity of solution heat-treatable aluminium alloys to intergranular corrosion is a function primarily of the rate of cooling during quenching over a critical temperature range.