Aging kinetics of aluminum alloy 7050 |
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Authors: | J T Staley |
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Affiliation: | (1) Physical Metallurgy Division, Alcoa Laboratories, 5069 Alcoa Center, Pa |
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Abstract: | Precipitation hardening at room temperature (natural aging) and isothermal precipitation hardening at 422 to 455 K beyond
the point of peak strength (overaging) were studied. Natural aging kinetics of the increase in strength and resistivity were
comparable with those of alloy 7075. Alloy 7050, however, develops peak strength by aging at higher temperatures. This ability
of 7050 to develop peak strength upon aging in the temperature region used to improve the resistance to stress-corrosion cracking
and toughness of 7XXX alloys is attributed to the effect of Cu on increasing the temperature range of G.P zone stability. |
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