Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2021, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (1): 98-110.DOI: 10.1007/s40195-020-01077-1
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Hua-Ping Tang1, Qu-Dong Wang1(), Colin Luo2, Chuan Lei1, Tian-Wen Liu1, Zhong-Yang Li1, Kui Wang1, Hai-Yan Jiang1, Wen-Jiang Ding1
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2019-12-25
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2020-04-09
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2021-01-10
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2021-01-28
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Hua-Ping Tang, Qu-Dong Wang, Colin Luo, Chuan Lei, Tian-Wen Liu, Zhong-Yang Li, Kui Wang, Hai-Yan Jiang, Wen-Jiang Ding. Effects of Solution Treatment on the Microstructure, Tensile Properties, and Impact Toughness of an Al-5.0Mg-3.0Zn-1.0Cu Cast Alloy[J]. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2021, 34(1): 98-110.
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Fig. 1 Schematic diagram of the cast a, dimensions of the tensile specimen b, dimensions of the Charpy V-notch test specimen c (in mm), corresponding tensile and Charpy V-notch impact test sample d
Zn | Mg | Cu | Fe | Si | Al |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.10 | 4.85 | 0.97 | 0.16 | 0.14 | Bal. |
Table 1 Chemical composition of the studied alloy Al-5.0Mg-3.0Zn-1.0Cu (wt%)
Zn | Mg | Cu | Fe | Si | Al |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.10 | 4.85 | 0.97 | 0.16 | 0.14 | Bal. |
Fig. 4 a SEM microstructure of the as-cast alloy with corresponding elemental maps for Al, Mg, Zn, Cu and Fe; b SEM microstructure after solution treatment at 470 °C for 24 h conditions with corresponding EDS results corresponding to points 4 and 5
Point | Al | Mg | Zn | Cu | Fe | Identified phase |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
97.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | α-Al | |
48.5 | 36.2 | 10.1 | 5.2 | - | T-Mg32(AlZnCu)49 | |
71.4 | - | 0.9 | 2.5 | 25.2 | Al3Fe | |
92.8 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | α-Al | |
79.7 | - | 1.0 | 3.7 | 15.6 | Al3Fe |
Table 2 EDS compositions for the secondary phase points in Fig. 4 (at%)
Point | Al | Mg | Zn | Cu | Fe | Identified phase |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
97.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | α-Al | |
48.5 | 36.2 | 10.1 | 5.2 | - | T-Mg32(AlZnCu)49 | |
71.4 | - | 0.9 | 2.5 | 25.2 | Al3Fe | |
92.8 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | - | α-Al | |
79.7 | - | 1.0 | 3.7 | 15.6 | Al3Fe |
Fig. 5 SEM images depicting the microstructural evolution of the studied alloy after solution treatment at 470 °C for the following durations: a as-cast conditions, b 0.25 h, c 1 h, d 4 h, e 12 h, f 24 h, g 36 h, h 48 h
Fig. 11 Change in mechanical properties of the Al-5.0Mg-3.0Zn-1.0Cu alloys for increasing solution treatment time at 470 °C, including: a typical tensile curves; b tensile properties; c variations of impact toughness, yield strength and elongation with solution time; d relationship between the impact toughness and the elongation
Alloys | State | UTS (MPa) | YS (MPa) | EL (%) | IT (kJ/m2) | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-5.0Mg-3.0Zn-1.0Cu | Gravity casting +T4 | 431.6 | 270.1 | 19.4 | 154.7 | Present study |
Al-5.0Mg-3.0Zn-1.0Cu | Gravity casting +T6 | 490.1 | 423.3 | 8.3 | 104.3 | Present study |
Al-7.2Si-0.3Mg | Gravity casting +T6 | 275.0 | 200.0 | 6.9 | 70.0 | [ |
Al-6.0Mg-0.7Mn | Cold-rolled | 526.2 | 416.0 | 10.5 | 152.0 | [ |
Table 3 A comparison of mechanical properties of the studied alloy with typical Al-Si casting alloy and Al-Mg wrought alloys [16, 17]
Alloys | State | UTS (MPa) | YS (MPa) | EL (%) | IT (kJ/m2) | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-5.0Mg-3.0Zn-1.0Cu | Gravity casting +T4 | 431.6 | 270.1 | 19.4 | 154.7 | Present study |
Al-5.0Mg-3.0Zn-1.0Cu | Gravity casting +T6 | 490.1 | 423.3 | 8.3 | 104.3 | Present study |
Al-7.2Si-0.3Mg | Gravity casting +T6 | 275.0 | 200.0 | 6.9 | 70.0 | [ |
Al-6.0Mg-0.7Mn | Cold-rolled | 526.2 | 416.0 | 10.5 | 152.0 | [ |
Point | Al | Mg | Zn | Cu |
---|---|---|---|---|
97.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
48.5 | 36.2 | 10.1 | 5.2 | |
51.3 | 31.4 | 12.6 | 4.7 |
Table 4 EDS compositions for the secondary phase points in Fig. 12 (at%)
Point | Al | Mg | Zn | Cu |
---|---|---|---|---|
97.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
48.5 | 36.2 | 10.1 | 5.2 | |
51.3 | 31.4 | 12.6 | 4.7 |
Fig. 13 A summary graph indicating the phase transformation from the T-Mg32(AlZnCu)49/η-Mg(ZnCuAl)2 phases to S-Al2CuMg phase of the alloys as functions of Cu content and Zn content [8, 11,12,13,14,15, 18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27]
Fig. 14 Isothermal cross sections of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu phase diagrams at 470 °C near the Al area with increasing Cu content from a 1.0% to, b 1.5% to, c 2.0%. In the phase diagrams, Fcc, S, C14 and L represent α-Al, S-Al2CuMg, η/T-(MgAlZnCu) and liquid, respectively
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