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Effect of Pre-deformation on the Precipitation Behavior and Mechanical Property of Al-Cu-Li-Mn-Zr Alloy |
DENG Yanjun, HUANG Guangjie, CAO Lingfei, WU Xiaodong, HUANG Li
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College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044 |
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Abstract The effect of pre-deformation on the precipitation behavior and mechanical property of Al-Cu-Li-Mn-Zr alloy were investigated by Vickers hardness measurement, room-temperature tensile test and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterization. The results showed that in the peak aged Al-Cu-Li-Mn-Zr alloy without pre-deformation, the T1 and θ' phases were usually dominant, while the amount of χ phase was very limited. When this alloy was subjected to the pre-deformation prior to aging, the formation of T1 was promoted, and the nucleation of θ' was inhibited, while there was little influence on the formation of χ phase. Therefore, the T1 phase was primary precipitate in the aged alloy with pre-strain. With the increase of pre-strain, although the diameter of the T1 precipitates became smaller, the thickness and volume fraction of them kept almost the same. In addition, when larger pre-strain was applied, the alloy showed higher strength and lower plasticity.
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Published: 25 February 2018
Online: 2018-02-25
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