Journal of New Technology and Materials
Volume 8, Numéro 3, Pages 59-63
2019-04-25
Artificial Aging Effect On Precipitation And Age-hardening In An Al-zn-mg-cu Alloy
Authors : Boumaza Leila . Hadjadj Lakhdar . Belamri Zahira . Azizi Assia . Benmelit Rabia . Hamana Djamel .
Abstract
In the present work, the influence of heat treatment on the mechanical properties and precipitation of the different phases in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy was studied. The precipitation sequence and the mechanism of structural hardening have been followed using the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), the microhardness measurements, the X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Five calorimetric effects have been recorded and correspond to the different phases precipitating in this system of alloys and which are: the GPI zones and / or VRC (or GPII), the intermediate η' phase and the equilibrium η phase with a suspicion concerning the existence of T and S phases. Microhardness measurements of the aged state at 226 °C confirm the existence of two types of phases: the metastable η’ phase and the equilibrium η phase (MgZn2). The appearance of the first precipitates was followed by SEM. The fine precipitates become larger (holdings at 243 and 266 °C) and the equilibrium η phase continues to grow inside and on the grain boundaries to become a large spherical and/or lamellar precipitate. The X-ray diffraction confirmed that only the equilibrium η phase was observed in this type of alloy.
Keywords
Al-Zn-Mg-Cu ; mechanical properties ; heat treatments ; DSC ; XRD ; and SEM
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