Microstructure and properties characteristic during interrupted multi-step aging in Al-Cu-Mg-Ag-Zr alloy |
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Authors: | Baohong Zhu Baiqing Xiong Yong’an Zhang Jianbo Zhang Feng Wang Zhihui Li |
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Affiliation: | State Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metals and Processes, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Beijing 100088, China |
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Abstract: | The effects of interrupted multi-step aging on the microstructure and properties of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag-Zr alloy were studied by tensile,
hardness, electrical conductivity tests and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Interrupted multi-step aging delayed the
peak aging time compared to one-step aging and kept the same levels of hardness, electrical conductivity, ultimate tensile
strength (UTS), yield strength (YS) and elongation as those of the T6 temper alloy while increased the fracture toughness
notably. Ω phase and a little θ′ phase precipitated and grew simultaneously in the process of one-step aging at 160°C. During
the second-step aging at 65°C of interrupted multi-step aging, no TEM characteristic of Ω precipitates could be found. During
the third step of interrupted multi-step aging, Ω began to dominate the microstructure like what happened in the process of
one-step aging. The difference of properties between the T6 temper and the interrupted multi-step aged alloys might be related
to the different precipitation sequences in the process of the two heat treatment technologies. |
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Keywords: | aluminum copper alloys heat treatment microstructure fracture toughness aging |
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