scholarly journals Characterization of Tensile Properties and Fracture Toughness of Equal Channel Angular Pressed Al-Zn Alloy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohan kumar S ◽  
H K Govindaraju ◽  
M D Kiran
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Solution Treatment ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Solution Treatment Temperature ◽  
Artificial Ageing ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Dislocation Strengthening ◽  
Zn Alloy

Abstract Influence of Equal channel angular pressing on mechanical properties and Fracture toughness of Al-Zn alloy were studied in present investigation. Samples are successfully processed using the ECAP technique for up to a four passes by using route A. Al-Zn alloys were heated to a solid solution treatment temperature at 550oC for 2 hours prior to ECAP, this treatment introduces the precipitates which were capable of obstructing motions of dislocation and improves the refinement of the grain during ECAP process Finally, artificial ageing was performed at a temperature of 190°C for 0-20 hours with an interval of 2 hr and specimens are cooledat room temperature with natural air.Fracture toughness was found experimentally for ECAP processed samples using SE (B) specimens according to ASTM E399 standard.Study revealed the enhancement in mechanical properties such as yield strength, ultimate strength and microhardness after four passes by route A technique.The improvement in the fracture toughness properties of artificially aged ECAP samples can also be due to dislocation strengthening, grain boundary strengthening, and the creation of much finer UFG grains, according to the results. Despite the increased tensile strength after ECAP, the ductility behaviour has decreased due to the precipitation of GP zones and dispersion of η, ή, T and E within the Aluminium matrix Furthermore, scanning electron microscope (SEM) micrographs revealed that ductile fracture with large dimples occurred in the artificial aged samples after the ECAP procedure.

Effects of Natural Ageing on T6 Heat Treated Rheocasts of 319S Aluminum Alloy

2016 ◽  
Vol 256 ◽  
pp. 58-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang Du ◽  
Qiang Zhu ◽  
Da Quan Li
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Solution Treatment ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Solution Treatment Temperature ◽  
Artificial Ageing ◽  
Natural Ageing ◽  
T6 Heat Treatment ◽  
Semi Solid

T6 heat treatment is an effective method to improve the comprehensive properties of Al-Si-Cu-Mg series aluminium alloys. Solution treatment temperature and time, quench process and media, as well as artificial ageing temperature and time are the key factors to determine mechanical properties. Besides these factors, natural ageing, i.e. the holding time between quenching and the starting of artificial treatment at ambient temperature was observed to be significant affect mechanical properties of the aluminium alloys. This effect on semi solid processed aluminium alloys was lack of investigations as the semi solid process produces T6 treatable and weldable components. The present paper focuses on the change regularity of hardness and precipitate behaviour of semi-solid 319S aluminium alloy under different natural ageing (NA) treatment additional to standard T6. Density and morphology of hardening precipitates are analysed using TEM, and the influence mechanism of NA during T6 heat treatment will be discussed. The results show that NA has a positive influence on mechanical properties of the rheo-cast 319S alloy.

scholarly journals Effect of Dissolution of η′ Precipitates on Mechanical Properties of A7075-T6 Alloy

2022 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-93
Author(s):  
Young-We Kim ◽  
Yong-Hee Jo ◽  
Yun-Soo Lee ◽  
Hyoung-Wook Kim ◽  
Je-In Lee
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Yield Strength ◽  
Solution Treatment ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Natural Aging ◽  
Aging Treatment ◽  
Nucleation Site ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Solution Treatment Temperature ◽  
Bake Hardening

The effects of dissolution of the η′ phase by solution treatment on the mechanical properties of A7075-T6 alloy were investigated. Immediately after solution treatment of the T6 sheet at 450 oC or higher, elongation significantly increased and dissolution of the η′ phase occurred. η′ is the main hardening phase. After natural-aging, GPI, which is coherent with the aluminum matrix, was formed and strength increased. When bake hardening after natural-aging was performed, the yield strength slightly increased due to partial dissolution of the GPI and re-precipitation of the η′ phase. In contrast, after solution treatment at 400 oC, there was less elongation increase due to the precipitation of the coarse η phase at grain boundaries and low dissolution of the η′ phase. In addition, when bake hardening after natural-aging was performed, the yield strength decreased due to insufficient GPI, which is the nucleation site of the η′ phase. To promote reprecipitation of the η′ phase, the solution treatment temperature was set to a level that would increase solubility. As a result, the yield strength was significantly increased through re-precipitation of a large number of fine and uniform η′ phase. In addition, to increase the effect of dissolution, a pre-aging treatment was introduced and the bake hardenability can be improved after dissolution.

Effect of Boron Addition on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AZ84 Mg Alloy

2016 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
pp. 653-658
Author(s):  
Ju Hyun Won ◽  
Seok Hong Min ◽  
Tae Kwon Ha
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Solid Solution ◽  
Solution Treatment ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Mg Alloy ◽  
Solution Treatment Temperature ◽  
Solid Solution Treatment ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Peak Aging ◽  
Aging Kinetics

Effect of B addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ84 Mg alloy was investigated in this study. Through calculation of phase equilibria of AZ84 Mg alloy, carried out by using FactSage® and FTLite database, solution treatment temperature was decided as temperature of 330oC, where supersaturated solid solution can be obtained. Solid solution treatment of AZ84 Mg alloy was successfully conducted at 330oC and supersaturated microstructure with all almost all phases resolved into matrix was obtained. After solution treatment, hot rolling was successfully conducted by reduction of 60%. Compression and tension tests were carried out at room temperature on the samples in as-cast, solution treated, hot-rolled and subsequently recrystallized states. After solid solution treatment, each alloy was soaked at temperatures of 180 and 200oC for time intervals from 1 min to 48 hrs and hardness of each condition was measured by micro-Vickers method. Peak aging conditions were deduced as at the temperature of 200 oC for 10 hrs for ZA84 Mg alloy. By addition of boron, aging kinetics was expedited and strength was enhanced.

scholarly journals Recovery of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Service Run GTD-111 DS Buckets

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. Cheruvu ◽  
V. P. Swaminathan ◽  
C. D. Kinney
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Solution Treatment ◽  
Partial Solution ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Solution Treatment Temperature ◽  
High Temperature Solution ◽  
Microstructure And Properties ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Temperature Solution

Degradation of microstructure and mechanical properties of a service run GTD-111 DS blade was evaluated. The blade was coated with a CoCrAlY coating (GT-29) and had operated on a GE Model MS 5002 engine for 54,850 hours. To recover the microstructure of the degraded blade, the effect of solution treatment temperature on the microstructure and properties was evaluated. The blanks removed from the airfoil tip section were given a commonly used partial solution treatment 2050°F (1120°C) for GTD-111 and a high temperature solution treatment 2175°F (1190°C) prior to the partial solution and aging treatments. Microstructure and creep test results of these heat treated specimens revealed that the high temperature solution treatment was necessary to recover the microstructure and properties of in-service degraded GTD-111 DS buckets.

Influence of Overburning on Microstructure and Property of 6061 Aluminum Alloy

2012 ◽  
Vol 476-478 ◽  
pp. 118-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi Xing Zhang ◽  
Shao Min Qu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Solution Treatment ◽  
Hardness Test ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Solution Treatment Temperature ◽  
6061 Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties

Process of solution treatment of 6061 aluminum alloy was done by hardness test and microanalysis in this paper. The effects of different solution treatment temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 6061 aluminum alloy were studied and the influence of overburning on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 6061 aluminum alloy were also analyzed. The experimental results show that overburning occurring while 6061 aluminum alloy is heated above 580°C . The hardness measurements and microstructure analysis results show that the hardness decreased, grain boundary becomes trigemanal and compounded –melting structure (burnt structure) appeared when overburning occuring for this alloy .

Effect of Solution Treatment Temperature on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cr20Ni32AlTi Alloy

2011 ◽  
Vol 194-196 ◽  
pp. 1225-1230
Author(s):  
Chang Chun Yang ◽  
Yong Lin Kang ◽  
Sheng Qin ◽  
Li Xin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Solution Treatment ◽  
Carbide Precipitation ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Solution Temperature ◽  
Solution Treatment Temperature ◽  
Precipitation Behavior ◽  
Soaking Time ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Optimum Solution

The effect of solution treatment from 1050°C to 1200°C, soaking time 15min on microstructure, mechanical properties and precipitation behavior of Cr20Ni32AlTi alloy was investigated. The results are as follows: with the increasing of the solution treatment temperature from 1050°C to 1200°C, the average grain size increases remarkably from 17μm to 110μm, the strength of alloy decreases while the elongation increases. The amount of carbide precipitation in the alloy decreases with the increasing of solid solution temperature. The optimum solution treatment temperature for the investigated Cr20Ni32AlTi alloy is 1150°C~1200°C.

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