scholarly journals Effect of Solution Heat Treatment and Artificial Aging on Compression Behaviour of A356 Alloy

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-285
Author(s):  
Dhanashekar MANICKAM ◽  
Senthil Kumar VELUKKUDI SANTHANAM
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Solution Heat Treatment ◽  
Artificial Aging ◽  
A356 Alloy ◽  
Natural Aging ◽  
Static Condition ◽  
Corrosion Properties ◽  
Compression Behaviour ◽  
Heat Treated

Aluminium alloys are subjected to heat treatment to increase the strength and corrosion properties. This paper aims to study the effect of heat treatment on the compression behaviour of A356 alloy under quasi static condition and barreling effect. The various heat treatments are: (i) solution heat treatment of 1 h at 540 °C + natural aging 0 h + artificial aging at 180 °C up to 5.5 h, (ii) solution heat treatment of 3 h at 540 °C + natural aging for 20 h + artificial aging at 180 °C up to 5.5 h, and (iii) solution heat treatment of 6 h at 540 °C + natural aging for 20 h + artificial aging at 180 °C up to 5.5 h. Specially to understand the influence of artificial aging at every 0.5 h up to 5.5 h, the specimens were heat treated. From the results, solutionizing for 1 hr have a better compression strength irrespective of the artificial aging. Natural aging had decreased the ductility but increased the strength property. Artificial aging had a significant effect on the compressive strength and peak strength were obtained at 4 h irrespective of solutionizing heat treatment. Compressive strength increased by 33 % for 1 h of solutionizing and 4 h of artificial aged specimen when compared to non-heat treated alloy. Two mathematical relations discussed in literature were used for calculating the radius of the barreled surface followed by validation. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ms.25.3.20442

Research on Characteristics of Heat Treatment of Squeeze Cast Al-Cu-Mg Alloy

2013 ◽  
Vol 749 ◽  
pp. 54-60
Author(s):  
Yao Qiang Gan ◽  
Lei Lu ◽  
Da Tong Zhang ◽  
Wei Wen Zhang ◽  
Yuan Yuan Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Solution Heat Treatment ◽  
Artificial Aging ◽  
Squeeze Casting ◽  
Natural Aging ◽  
Mg Alloy ◽  
Solute Diffusion ◽  
Aged Alloy ◽  
Casting Alloy

A high strength Al-Cu-Mg alloy was prepared by squeeze casting. The effects of squeeze casting and heat treatment on the microstructures and mechanical properties of the alloy were studied. It was found that squeeze casting refined the microstructure and reduced the micro-segregation markedly, and also accelerated the diffusion process of solute atoms during solution heat treatment. Tensile strength and elongation of squeeze casting alloy were much higher than those of gravity casting alloy under both the as-cast and heat-treated conditions. In addition, the Al-Cu-Mg alloy prepared by squeeze casting showed good natural aging response, and the naturally-aged alloy possessed a slightly lower tensile strength but better elongation compared to full artificial aging. After solution heat treatment at 495 for 9h and further natural aging for 48h or artificial aging at 190 for 6h, the tensile strength of squeeze casting alloy reached to 472MPa and 475MPa, respectively, and the elongation was 18.9% and 12.7% accordingly. Based on the experimental results, the mechanism of microstructural evolution of squeeze casting Al-Cu-Mg alloy during heat treatment was discussed, and the effect of squeeze casting on the kinetics of solute diffusion and aging precipitation was studied.

Effect of Artificial Aging on Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behaviour of A356 Alloy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senthil Kumar Velukkudi Santhanam ◽  
Dhanashekar Manickam
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Artificial Aging ◽  
Corrosion Behaviour ◽  
Ageing Time ◽  
A356 Alloy ◽  
Natural Aging ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
Artificial Ageing ◽  
Mechanical Properties And Corrosion

Aluminium alloys used in automobile applications are generally heat treated to obtain a desired combination of strength and ductility. The knowledge in treatment temperature as well as the time of this process is essential for optimum results. In this paper A356 alloy is subjected to different heat treatment conditions and examined its effects on the mechanical properties and corrosion behaviour. The solutionizing temperature and time were 540°C and 1 hour respectively, followed by 24 hours of natural aging and the artificial aging temperature and time were 180°C and 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6 hours respectively. The standard T6 heat treatment process performed were used as reference in-order to compare the effect of artificial ageing. The solutionizing temperature for 1 hour and artificial ageing time of 4.5 hours produced peak compressive strength when compared to other aging times.

scholarly journals On the Development of an Al4.8 wt% Cu Alloy Obtained from Recycled Aluminum Cans Designed for Thixoforming Process

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Ronan Miller Vieira ◽  
Gianni Ferreira Alves Moreira ◽  
André Itman Filho ◽  
Estéfano Aparecido Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Solution Heat Treatment ◽  
Natural Aging ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Permanent Mold ◽  
Semisolid State ◽  
Globular Microstructure ◽  
Cu Alloy ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Aluminum Cans ◽  
Melting And Solidification

This work has focused on the development of a new aluminum alloy containing 4.8 wt% of Cu alloy obtained from recycled aluminium cans designed for thixoforming process. After the step of melting and solidification of the alloy in a metallic permanent mold, samples were solution heat treated at 525°C for times ranging from 2 h to 48 h, quenched in water and followed by natural aging. Results have shown the evolution of hardness so from them solubilization solution heat treatment was chosen for 24 h. The best condition for aging was 190°C during 3 h. With this data pieces were thixoforged at 580°C and 615°C corresponding, respectively, to solid fraction (fs) of 0.8 and 0.6. The optimized T6 temper was applied and tensile tests were performed. The mechanical properties obtained are compatible with those obtained for consolidated alloys processed in semisolid state (SS) and after T6 temper hardness increases from 95 HB to 122 HB and the best results were a tensile strength of 324 MPa ± 10 MPa, yield strength of 257 MPa ± 18 MPa, and an elongation of 7.1%  ±  1%. For alloys designed for thixoforming process, these results are in accordance with what was expected whereas globular microstructure, high ductility, and good performance under cyclic conditions are desirable.

Effect of Non-Conventional Aging Treatments on the Tensile Properties of Non-Hipped Castings of Aluminum Alloy 354

2014 ◽  
Vol 875-877 ◽  
pp. 1397-1405 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Dinesh Babu ◽  
M. Nageswara Rao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Artificial Aging ◽  
Natural Aging ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Cast Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Cast Aluminum ◽  
Automobile Components

Cast aluminum alloy 354 is used extensively for production of critical automobile components, owing to its excellent castability and attractive combination of mechanical properties after heat-treatment. With the advent of higher performance engines, there has been a steady demand to further improve the mechanical behavior of the castings made of the alloy, among others, through improvements in processing. The present study explores the possibility of improving tensile properties of the alloy by adopting certain non-conventional aging treatments. The non-conventional treatments include aging cycles similar to T6I4 and T6I6 referred to in the published literature, artificial aging in two steps instead of in single step and artificial aging preceded by various natural aging times. The results show that none of these non-conventional treatments leads to improvement of all tensile properties compared to the standard T61 treatment. Significant hardening takes place in the alloy due to natural aging. Changing the time of natural aging preceding artificial aging was found to have little effect on tensile properties.

Precipitate and Age Hardening Response of As-Cast Mg-8Yb-0.5Zr Magnesium Alloy

2011 ◽  
Vol 399-401 ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Wen Bin Yu ◽  
Zhi Qian Chen ◽  
Mang Zhang ◽  
Zhou Yu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Solution Heat Treatment ◽  
Artificial Aging ◽  
Precipitation Hardening ◽  
Intermetallic Phase ◽  
Age Hardening ◽  
Maximum Hardness

The precipitation hardening response of as-cast Mg-8Yb-0.5Zr magnesium alloy was investigated in the present work. The microstructure evolution of the alloy illustrated that Mg2Yb intermetallic phase was dissolved by solution heat treatment at 520°C for 12 hours. An apparent precipitation hardening response in Mg-8Yb-0.5Zr was discovered after artificial aging at 150°C, with maximum hardness increment of about 80 percent at the peak condition. It was found that the precipitates of the alloy were in the shape of two conjoined cosh and globe about 50 nm, and precipitated preferentially on grain boundaries and dislocations.

Effects of cooling rate on solution heat treatment of as-cast A356 alloy

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 3189-3196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-lin YANG ◽  
Yuan-bing LI ◽  
Bo DANG ◽  
He-bin LÜ ◽  
Feng LIU
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Solution Heat Treatment ◽  
A356 Alloy

The Simultaneous Effect of Extrusion Ratio and Solution Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Tensile Properties of Extruded Al-15%Mg2Si- 1.0%Gd Composite

2020 ◽  
Vol 1010 ◽  
pp. 166-171
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Ghandvar ◽  
Wan Famin Faiz ◽  
Tuty Asma Abu Bakar ◽  
Mohd Hasbullah Idris
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Ductile Fracture ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Solution Heat Treatment ◽  
Extrusion Ratio ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Size And Morphology ◽  
Surface Examination ◽  
Strength And Ductility

The effect of extrusion ratios and solution heat treatment on microstructure and tensile properties of extruded Al-15%Mg2Si-1.0%Gd composite was investigated. The as-cast composite was hot extruded using three different dies and solution heat treated. After conducting heat treatment on extruded samples, microstructure alteration was examined using scanning electron microscope (SEM). Furthermore, mechanical properties of the composites were studied with tensile test. The results demonstrated that extruded and heat treated composite possesses higher strength and ductility compared to as-extruded composites. It was also found that the extrusion and heat treatment processes altered the morphology of primary Mg2Si particles as well as reduction in their size especially when the extrusion ratio increases. Fracture surface examination revealed a transition from ductile fracture in as-extruded samples to more ductile fracture in extruded and heat treated ones. This can be attributed to the change in size and morphology of primary Mg2Si particles as well as fragmentation of Gd intermetallic compounds.

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