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Embrittlement of Al-Li-Cu-Mg alloys at slightly elevated temperatures: microstructural mechanisms of hardening

Embrittlement of Al-Li-Cu-Mg alloys at slightly elevated temperatures: microstructural mechanisms of hardening
Embrittlement of Al-Li-Cu-Mg alloys at slightly elevated temperatures: microstructural mechanisms of hardening
When underaged, damage tolerant Al-Li based alloys are exposed to slightly elevated temperatures (60 to 100ºC), their strength increases and toughness decreases. To study the first stages of this process, 8090 sheet in three underaged heat treatment conditions, including T3, T81 and a multi-stage temper, was exposed for 1000 h at 70°C. Using a model for strengthening in combination with a quantitative analysis of differential scanning calorimetry data, it is shown that strengthening can be explained by an increase in the volume fraction of the delta' phase and, to a lesser extent, to the formation of Guinier-Preston (GPB) zones. For the T3 temper, coarsening of delta' precipitates is the main strengthening mechanism during exposure at 70ºC. The solvus of delta' and GPB, which to a large extent defines this embrittlement, is discussed. Toughness reduction during exposure at slightly elevated temperatures can be minimised via a multi stage temper or via a reduction of the Li content of the alloy.
8090 Al alloy, toughness, Al–Li–Cu–Mg, guinier–preston zone, solvus of ?? phase
0921-5093
130-142
Starink, M.J.
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Hobson, A.J.
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Gregson, P.J.
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Starink, M.J., Hobson, A.J., Sinclair, I. and Gregson, P.J. (2000) Embrittlement of Al-Li-Cu-Mg alloys at slightly elevated temperatures: microstructural mechanisms of hardening. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 289 (1-2), 130-142. (doi:10.1016/S0921-5093(00)00912-6).

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When underaged, damage tolerant Al-Li based alloys are exposed to slightly elevated temperatures (60 to 100ºC), their strength increases and toughness decreases. To study the first stages of this process, 8090 sheet in three underaged heat treatment conditions, including T3, T81 and a multi-stage temper, was exposed for 1000 h at 70°C. Using a model for strengthening in combination with a quantitative analysis of differential scanning calorimetry data, it is shown that strengthening can be explained by an increase in the volume fraction of the delta' phase and, to a lesser extent, to the formation of Guinier-Preston (GPB) zones. For the T3 temper, coarsening of delta' precipitates is the main strengthening mechanism during exposure at 70ºC. The solvus of delta' and GPB, which to a large extent defines this embrittlement, is discussed. Toughness reduction during exposure at slightly elevated temperatures can be minimised via a multi stage temper or via a reduction of the Li content of the alloy.

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Published date: 2000
Keywords: 8090 Al alloy, toughness, Al–Li–Cu–Mg, guinier–preston zone, solvus of ?? phase
Organisations: Engineering Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 41375
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/41375
ISSN: 0921-5093
PURE UUID: 4ac9664b-c5e8-42b6-8961-791ffc7b4e8f

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Date deposited: 29 Aug 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 08:28

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Author: M.J. Starink
Author: A.J. Hobson
Author: I. Sinclair
Author: P.J. Gregson

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