搅拌摩擦加工及后续热处理对7B04-O铝合金组织和硬度的影响

对7B04-O铝合金进行搅拌摩擦加工,对不同旋转速度参数下获得的7B04-O铝合金搅拌区的组织和硬度进行研究,同时利用后续热处理改善搅拌区的组织和硬度.研究表明,搅拌摩擦加工导致搅拌区的晶粒细化,硬度提升.不同的旋转速度会对后续热处理造成影响.采用低转速时,后续热处理不能进一步提高搅拌区的硬度;而采用高转速时,搅拌区的硬度则可以通过后续热处理得到提升.采用O态铝合金作为母材时,基体内的原始析出强化相尺寸粗大,热稳定性较高,难以在搅拌摩擦加工过程中充分溶解.通过提高转速来增加加工热输入可以增加析出相的溶解量,有利于后续热处理对组织和硬度的改善.

Microstructures and hardness of stir zone for friction stir processed and post-processed heat treatment 7 B04-O aluminum alloy

Friction stir processing (FSP) with different rotation speeds was conducted on 7B04 -O aluminum alloy thin-sheet, then the post-processed heat treatment ( PPHT) was carried out. The microstructures and hardness of the stir zone ( SZ) under as-processed ( AP) and PPHT states were investigated. The result showed that the hardness of the SZ was enhanced attributing to the grain refinement. The effect of PPHT on the hardness of the material was different:the hardness of the SZ with a low rotation speed under PPHT state was deteriorated while it was enhanced when high rotation speed was adopted. When FSP was conducted on the O-temper base metal (BM), the initial precipitates in the matrix were coarse and stable, reducing the dissolution rate of the precipitates. High heat input was required in order to induce sufficient dissolution of the precipitates, which was beneficial to elevating the impact of PPHT on hardness of the material.