scholarly journals Effect of T6 Heat Treatment in the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of A356 Reinforced with Nano Al2O3 Particles by Combination Effect of Stir and Squeeze Casting

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 444-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sekar ◽  
K. Allesu ◽  
M.A. Joseph
2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2019) ◽  
pp. 892-896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Süleyman Tekeli ◽  
Ijlal Simsek ◽  
Dogan Simsek ◽  
Dursun Ozyurek

AbstractIn this study, the effect of solid solution temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties of the AA7075 alloy after T6 heat treatment was investigated. Following solid solution at five different temperatures for 2 hours, the AA7075 alloy was quenched and then artificially aged at 120∘C for 24 hours. Hardness measurements, microstructure examinations (SEM+EDS, XRD) and tensile tests were carried out for the alloys. The results showed that the increased solid solution temperature led to formation of precipitates in the microstructures and thus caused higher hardness and tensile strength.


2019 ◽  
Vol 944 ◽  
pp. 64-72
Author(s):  
Qing Feng Yang ◽  
Cun Juan Xia ◽  
Ya Qi Deng

Bulky sample was made by using TIG wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) technology, in which Ф1.6 mm filler wire of in-situ TiB2/Al-Si composites was selected as deposition metal, following by T6 heat treatment. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the bulky sample before and after heat treatment were analyzed. Experimental results showed that the texture of the original samples parallel to the weld direction and perpendicular to the weld direction was similar consisting of columnar dendrites and equiaxed crystals. After T6 heat treatment, the hardness of the sample was increased to 115.85 HV from 62.83 HV, the yield strength of the sample was 273.33 MPa, the average tensile strength was 347.33 MPa, and the average elongation after fracture was 7.96%. Although pore defects existed in the fracture, yet the fracture of the sample was ductile fracture.


2016 ◽  
Vol 850 ◽  
pp. 762-767
Author(s):  
Shun Cheng Wang ◽  
Dong Fu Song ◽  
Jing Xu ◽  
Kai Hong Zheng

In the present investigation the casting-forging integrated technology was adopted to manufacture Al-1.1Mg-0.6Si-0.4Cu alloy automobile brake calipers. The effect of forging pressure on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-1.1Mg-0.6Si-0.4Cu alloy calipers were studied. The results showed that the shrinkage porosities and cracks in the Al-1.1Mg-0.6Si-0.4Cu alloy calipers could be removed by the forging process. The ultimate tensile strength and elongation of Al-1.1Mg-0.6Si-0.4Cu alloy calipers increased with the increase of forging pressure. When the forging pressure was 120 MPa, the ultimate tensile strength and elongation of Al-1.1Mg-0.6Si-0.4Cu alloy calipers with T6 heat treatment were 365.3 MPa and 11.5%, which were improved by 22.8% and 38.2%, respectively compared with that of Al-1.1Mg-0.6Si-0.4Cu alloy calipers without forging. The tensile fracture images revealed that the fracture modes of Al-1.1Mg-0.6Si-0.4Cu alloy calipers were more ductile at higher forging pressure.


2019 ◽  
Vol 285 ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
Le Cheng ◽  
Hong Xing Lu ◽  
Qiang Zhu ◽  
Xiang Kai Zhang ◽  
Ai Di Shen ◽  
...  

Semi-solid squeeze casting (SS-SC) is a new processing technology which combines semi-solid processing (SSP) and squeeze casting (SC). In this process, semi-solid slurry fills mold by using its rheological property and solidifies under high pressure. It has several advantages, such as stable filling, small heat impact to the mold, low cost, high density and excellent mechanical properties of castings, which receives more and more attention. The microstructure of castings provided by SS-SC is quite different from that of casting provided by conventional SC in as-cast condition, which leads to differences in the evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties in heat treatment process. In this study, A356.2 aluminum alloys castings were provided by both SS-SC and conventional SC respectively. The evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties of castings during heat treatment was investigated to obtain the best mechanical properties of semi-solid squeeze castings. Keywords:Microstructure, Mechanical properties, Heat treatment, A356 alloy, Semi-Solid Squeeze Casting


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Souissi ◽  
N. Souissi ◽  
H. Barhoumi ◽  
M. ben Amar ◽  
C. Bradai ◽  
...  

In this study, the effects of squeeze casting process and T6 heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 2017A aluminum alloy were investigated with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and microhardness and tensile tests. The results showed that this alloy contained α matrix, θ-Al2Cu, and other phases. Furthermore, the applied pressure and heat treatment refines the microstructure and improve the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) to 296 MPa and the microhardness to 106 HV with the pressure 90 MPa after ageing at 180°C for 6 h. With ageing temperature increasing to 320°C for 6 h, the strength of the alloy declines slightly to 27 MPa. Then, the yield strength drops quickly when temperature reaches over 320°C. The high strength of the alloy in peak-aged condition is caused by a considerable amount of θ′ precipitates. The growth of θ′ precipitates and the generation of θ phase lead to a rapid drop of the strength when temperature is over 180°C.


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