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Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of the electron-beam welded joints of cast Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2020.140363

Keywords

Electron-beam welding; Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy; Post-welding heat treatment; Mechanical properties; Strengthening mechanism

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  1. National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016W130300900]
  2. National Key Fundamental Research Project of China [2012CB619506-3]
  3. National Natural Science Foundation of China [51171209]

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The microstructures, hardness distribution and strengthening mechanisms of the electron-beam welded joints of cast Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy plate were investigated. It was found that the precipitation of fine Omega, theta' plates and dispersed precipitates after post-welding heat treatment is the main reason for the increase in strength of the welded joint.
In this work, the microstructures of the electron-beam welded joints of cast Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy plate were investigated in terms of the element segregation, grain structure and precipitation behavior by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography observation as well as differential scanning calorimetry and electron probe micro analysis. The hardness distribution of the weld cross-section was also described using microhardness mapping. A model of strengthening mechanisms was proposed to analysis the microstructure-strength relationship of the welded joint. It is found that the occurrence of softening behavior in fusion zone after welding is closely related to the dissolution of Omega and theta' strengthening phases. The precipitation of a large number of fine Omega, theta' plates and some small dispersed precipitates (Ag-rich particles, GP zones and Mg-Ag phases) may be the main reason for the increase in the strength of the welded joint after post-welding heat treatment. It is because the supersaturated solid solution produced after welding due to the rapid cooling rate as well as the strong binding energy between Ag atoms and vacancies/Mg atoms promotes the precipitation of small dispersoids.

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