Materials Science and Engineering

Evolution of precipitates and mechanical properties of T6-treated and thermally exposed WAAM-ZL205A alloy

  • 刘海江,冯 艳,彭超群,蔡志勇,王 檬,李梓铭,康智杰,张晓笛
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  • 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;
    2. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on High-strength Structural Materials, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

Online published: 2025-11-04

Abstract

The microstructure and mechanical properties of the WAAM-ZL205A alloy were investigated at various thermal exposure temperatures and compared with those of the deposited and T6-treated alloys. Due to the precipitation strengthening of fine and scattered θ′′ and θ′ phases, the yield strength (YS) of the T6-treated ((535 °C, 10 h) + (175 °C, 10 h)) alloy increases to 366.9 MPa compared with that of the deposited alloy. However, the elongation (El) is reduced to 12.9%. When the thermal exposure temperature increases from 200 to 300 °C, there is a notable decrease in YS and the time required to stabilize is shortened. After thermal exposure at 300 °C for 24 h, part of the θ′ precipitate located at the grain boundary transforms into the θ phase, while the θ′ precipitate within the grains experiences coarsening, resulting in a decrease in YS to 188.9 MPa. Upon surpassing an exposure duration of 120 h, the mechanical characteristics exhibit stability.

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刘海江,冯 艳,彭超群,蔡志勇,王 檬,李梓铭,康智杰,张晓笛 . Evolution of precipitates and mechanical properties of T6-treated and thermally exposed WAAM-ZL205A alloy[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2025 , 35(3) : 684 -700 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(24)66708-7

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