Journal
JOURNAL OF THERMAL ANALYSIS AND CALORIMETRY
Volume 136, Issue 5, Pages 1887-1894Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-018-7856-9
Keywords
Al-Zn-Mg alloys; Phase transformation; DSC; X-ray diffraction
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The hardening of the Al-Zn-Mg alloys during ageing process is based on very complex phase transformations. In order to contribute to the comprehension of these phenomena, we proceed to study the phase transformations of 7020 alloy using differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction analysis. The results confirm the formation of hardening phase GP zones, intermediate hardening metastable phase and the equilibrium phase . The calorimetric and X-ray diffraction results are in good agreement and confirm the successive precipitation/dissolution sequence. The dissolution of the precipitates is accompanied by the increase in the crystallographic lattice parameter due to the increase in solid solution concentration and by the softening of the material. On the contrary, the precipitation produces a lower concentration of the Zn/Mg solutes in the Al matrix, which generates a decrease in the lattice parameter value. These precipitates produce the hardening of the alloy. The sequence of phase formation and dissolution explains the evolution of the 7020 hardness as a function of the ageing temperature.
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