Characterization of precipitates in an Al-Zn-Mg alloy processed by ECAP and subsequent annealing
Characterization of precipitates in an Al-Zn-Mg alloy processed by ECAP and subsequent annealing
Experiments were conducted to examine the influence of equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) and post-ECAP annealing on the microstructures of an Al-Zn-Mg alloy. The results that precipitates, mainly of the η', η (MgZn2), T (Al20Cu2Mn3) and E (Al18Mg3Cr2) phases, are fragmented to fine spherical precipitates during ECAP processing for 4 and 8 passes. After post-ECAP annealing at 393 and 473 K for 20 h, precipitates with larger sizes lie primarily along the grain boundaries and finer particles are evenly distributed within the grains. Increasing the numbers of ECAP passes from 4 to 8 leads to an increase in the volume fraction of the finer precipitates in the ECAP-processed and annealed alloy. After 4 passes and heat treatment at 473 K, the precipitates are slightly larger compared with the alloy processed under identical conditions and annealed at 393 K. Nevertheless, significant coarsening is evident after
processing for 8 passes and increasing the annealing temperature from 393 to 473 K. Different types of precipitates are effective in impeding grain growth during the post-ECAP annealing even at 473 K for 20 h. In addition, η precipitates form within the T and E phases after both ECAP and post-ECAP annealing.
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Afifi, Mohamed A.
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Wang, Ying C.
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Wang, Yangwei
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Afifi, Mohamed A.
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Wang, Ying C.
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Pereira, Pedro Henrique R.
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Wang, Yangwei
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Li, Shukui
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Huang, Yi
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Langdon, Terence G.
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Afifi, Mohamed A., Wang, Ying C., Pereira, Pedro Henrique R., Wang, Yangwei, Li, Shukui, Huang, Yi and Langdon, Terence G.
(2018)
Characterization of precipitates in an Al-Zn-Mg alloy processed by ECAP and subsequent annealing.
Materials Science and Engineering: A, 712, .
(doi:10.1016/j.msea.2017.11.091).
Abstract
Experiments were conducted to examine the influence of equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) and post-ECAP annealing on the microstructures of an Al-Zn-Mg alloy. The results that precipitates, mainly of the η', η (MgZn2), T (Al20Cu2Mn3) and E (Al18Mg3Cr2) phases, are fragmented to fine spherical precipitates during ECAP processing for 4 and 8 passes. After post-ECAP annealing at 393 and 473 K for 20 h, precipitates with larger sizes lie primarily along the grain boundaries and finer particles are evenly distributed within the grains. Increasing the numbers of ECAP passes from 4 to 8 leads to an increase in the volume fraction of the finer precipitates in the ECAP-processed and annealed alloy. After 4 passes and heat treatment at 473 K, the precipitates are slightly larger compared with the alloy processed under identical conditions and annealed at 393 K. Nevertheless, significant coarsening is evident after
processing for 8 passes and increasing the annealing temperature from 393 to 473 K. Different types of precipitates are effective in impeding grain growth during the post-ECAP annealing even at 473 K for 20 h. In addition, η precipitates form within the T and E phases after both ECAP and post-ECAP annealing.
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Accepted/In Press date: 22 November 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 26 November 2017
Published date: 17 January 2018
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