Materials Science and Engineering

Effect of non-isothermal aging on microstructure and properties of Al-5.87Zn-2.07Mg-2.42Cu alloys

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  • Yao LI1, Guo-fu XU1,2, Xiao-yan PENG1, Shi-chao LIU1, Ying DENG1, Xiao-peng LIANG1
1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;
2. Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Materials Science and Engineering of Ministry of Education,
Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

Online published: 2021-10-25

Abstract

The evolution of microstructure and properties of Al-5.87Zn-2.07Mg-2.42Cu alloys during non-isothermal aging was studied. The mechanical properties of the alloy were tested by stretching at room temperature. The results show that in the non-isothermal aging process, when the alloy is cooled to 140 °C, the ultimate tensile strength of the alloy reaches a maximum value of 582 MPa and the elongation is 11.9%. The microstructure was tested through a transmission electron microscope, and the experimental results show that the GP zones and η'''' phases are the main strengthening precipitates. At the cooling stage, when the temperature dropped to 180 °C, the GP zones were precipitated again. Besides, the experimental results show that the main strengthening phase during non-isothermal aging is η'''' phases.

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YaoLI,Guo-fuXU,Xiao-yanPENG,Shi-chaoLIU,YingDENG,Xiao-pengLIANG . Effect of non-isothermal aging on microstructure and properties of Al-5.87Zn-2.07Mg-2.42Cu alloys[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2021 , 31(10) : 2899 -2908 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(21)65701-1

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