Effect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Copper-Beryllium Alloy (C17200)

2015 ◽  
Vol 830-831 ◽  
pp. 168-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Alisha ◽  
T. Venkateswaran ◽  
M. Amruth ◽  
P. Chakravarthy ◽  
D. Sivakumar

Owing to high elastic modulus and good strength, copper beryllium alloys are widely used in many engineering applications. The addition of beryllium to copper makes the alloy respond to aging treatment and thus develops very high strength. Conventional heat treatment cycles are available for copper-beryllium to obtain peak ageing hardness condition. Present study has focused on developing a heat treatment cycle to obtain synergetic combination of moderate strength and good toughness for the C17200 copper-beryllium alloy. Ageing curves have been generated for varying temperature and time. Detailed mechanical properties (hardness, impact, tensile) evaluation at room temperature and sub-zero temperatures have been carried out for the selected samples. Modified heat treatment cycle resulted in higher toughness with adequate strength. Optical microscope (OM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) analysis were carried out to understand the precipitation behavior. Also, measurements of coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and thermal conductivity were carried out on the aged samples.

2006 ◽  
Vol 116-117 ◽  
pp. 505-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Rosso ◽  
Marco Actis Grande

This work aims at studying the possibility of optimising the heat treatment cycles of parts produced using the New Rheocasting process in order to reduce the total cost of the operation, attaining good mechanical properties for high performance parts. The mechanical properties and the microstructure features of the considered A 356 alloy and the relative produced parts have been analysed and studied on samples machined both from the as cast and from the heat treated compomnents. The obtained results showed the possibility of successfully modifying the T6 heat treatment cycle with economical benefits, maintaining at the same time comparable high level properties and performances, together with good dimensional precision.


2015 ◽  
Vol 782 ◽  
pp. 137-142
Author(s):  
Cheng Ze Liu ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
Xin Xu

Ti-5553(Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr-1Fe) is a new near-β Titanium alloy with some applications as structural components in aircrafts. In this paper, Ti-5553 alloy was heat treated at four different solid solution temperatures: 770°C, 790°C, 830°C and 850°C, followed by the same aging treatment. Quasi-static compressive and tensile experiments as well as Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) compression experiment were carried out to investigate the mechanical properties of Ti-5553 alloy. The microstructure evolutions were characterized using Optical Microscope (OM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The experimental results demonstrated that different microstructures of Ti-5553 alloy were obtained through four different heat treatment procedures. The main microstructures are aα+βb with different volume fractions. Ti-5553 alloy treated at 770°C, with secondary α precipitates embedded in β matrix, behaves the best combination of strength and toughness. In dynamic compression, strain rate hardening effect occurs exclusively in the samples with the Widmanstatten structure and not occurs in other samples.


2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiyuan Liang ◽  
Wanhua Sha ◽  
Qinxin Zhao ◽  
Chongbin Wang ◽  
Jianyong Wang ◽  
...  

AbstractThe effect of aging heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 10Cr20Ni25Mo1.5NbN austenitic steel was investigated in this article. The microstructure was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry and transmission electron microscopy. Results show that the microstructure of 10Cr20Ni25Mo1.5NbN austenitic is composed of austenite. This steel was strengthened by precipitates of secondary phases that were mainly M23C6 carbides and NbCrN nitrides. As aging treatment time increased, the tensile strength first rose (0–3,000 h) and then fell (3,000–5,000 h) due to the decrease of high density of dislocations. The impact absorbed energy decreased sharply, causing the sulfides to precipitate at the grain boundary. Therefore, the content of sulfur should be strictly controlled in the steelmaking process.


Author(s):  
Wellington da Silva Mattos ◽  
George Edward Totten ◽  
Lauralice de Campos Franceschini Canale

This article describes the concept of uphill quenching process applied in the heat treatment of aluminum alloys. Uphill quenching is interesting since residual stress reductions of up to 80% has been reported. In addition, substantial improvements in dimensional stability have been achieved for several types of aluminum parts. Often, uphill quenching is applied after quenching and before aging during the heat treatment of aluminum alloys. The uphill quenching process consists of the immersion of the part in a cryogenic environment, and after homogenization of the temperature, the part is transferred to the hot steam chamber to obtain a temperature gradient that will maintain the mechanical properties gained with this process. The results obtained are lower residual stress and better dimensional stability. The aim of this article is to provide a review of this process and to compare it with conventional heat treatment.


2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 715-717
Author(s):  
Jian Peng ◽  
Rong Shen Liu ◽  
Ding Fei Zhang ◽  
Cheng Meng Song

The microstructures and mechanical properties of Mg-Zn-Zr-Y alloy extruded bar with different heat treatment processes were investigated, including solution treatments of 400 oC, 450 oC and 500 oC for 3 hours followed by 170 oC×24h aging treatment, and solely aging treatments of 160 oC, 180 oC for 24hours without solution after extruding. By comparing the grain size, strength and elongation of the samples, the heat treatment processes for extruded products with high strength and with medium strength were recommended.


2021 ◽  
pp. 71-75
Author(s):  

The influence of thermal and aerothermoacoustic treatments on the structure and mechanical properties of БрНХК bronze is considered. An increase in the strength and elasticity of the alloy is established by optimizing the thermal and aerothermoacoustic modes. The influence of the pre-aging treatment, the aging and aerothermoacoustic modes on the structure, the possibility of an additional increase in the mechanical properties of wire from БрНХК after aerothermoacoustic treatment are shown. Keywords: bronze, heat treatment, aerothermoacoustic treatment, microstructure, mechanical properties. [email protected]


2021 ◽  
Vol 875 ◽  
pp. 203-210
Author(s):  
Talha Ahmed ◽  
Wali Muhammad ◽  
Zaheer Mushtaq ◽  
Mustasim Billah Bhatty ◽  
Hamid Zaigham

In this study, mechanical properties of friction stir welded Aluminum Alloy (AA) 6061 in three different heat treatment conditions i.e. Annealed (O), Artificially aged (T6) and Post Weld Heat Treated (PWHT) were compared. Plates were welded in a butt joint form. Parameters were optimized and joints were fabricated using tool rotational speed and travel speed of 500 rpm and 350 mm/min respectively. Two sets of plates were welded in O condition and out of which one was, later, subjected to post weld artificial aging treatment. Third set was welded in T6 condition. The welds were characterized by macro and microstructure analysis, microhardness measurement and mechanical testing. SEM fractography of the tensile fracture surfaces was also performed. Comparatively better mechanical properties were achieved in the plate with PWHT condition.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 4223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Zhao ◽  
Shuchang Li ◽  
Fafa Yan ◽  
Zhimin Zhang ◽  
Yaojin Wu

Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of AZ80 Mg alloy during annular channel angular extrusion (350 °C) and heat treatment with varying parameters were investigated, respectively. The results showed that dynamic recrystallization of Mg grains was developed and the dendritic eutectic β-Mg17Al12 phases formed during the solidification were broken into small β-phase particles after hot extrusion. Moreover, a weak texture with two dominant peaks formed owing to the significant grain refinement and the enhanced activation of pyramidal <c + a> slip at relative high temperature. The tension tests showed that both the yield strength and ultimate tensile strength of the extruded alloy were dramatically improved owing to the joint strengthening effect of fine grain and β-phase particles as compared with the homogenized sample. The solution treatment achieved the good plasticity of the alloy resulting from the dissolution of β-phases and the development of more equiaxed grains, while the direct-aging process led to poor alloy elongation as a result of residual eutectic β-phases. After solution and aging treatment, simultaneous bonding strength and plasticity of the alloy were achieved, as a consequence of dissolution of coarse eutectic β-phases and heterogeneous precipitation of a large quantity of newly formed β-phases with both the morphologies of continuous and discontinuous precipitates.


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