Journal
METALS
Volume 11, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/met11050718
Keywords
Al 7XXX alloys; machining technology; mechanical properties; corrosion properties; heat treatment; corrosion prediction
Funding
- National key RD projects [2019YFC1907101, 2019YFC1907103, 2017YFB0702304]
- Key R&D project in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region [2020BCE01001]
- key and normal projects National Natural Science Foundation of China [U2002212, 51672024]
- Xijiang Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team [2017A0109004]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [FRF-BD-20-24A, FRF-TP-20-031A1, FRF-IC-19-017Z, FRF-GF-19-032B, FRF-TP-20-097A1Z, 06500141]
- State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials [2019Z-05]
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Al 7XXX alloys are widely used in aerospace for their high specific strength, stiffness, and excellent processing properties. Optimizing alloy composition and improving heat treatment processes are crucial for enhancing their comprehensive properties, with solid solution, quenching, and aging being the most significant methods.
7XXX series aluminum alloys (Al 7XXX alloys) are widely used in bearing components, such as aircraft frame, spars and stringers, for their high specific strength, high specific stiffness, high toughness, excellent processing, and welding performance. Therefore, Al 7XXX alloys are the most important structural materials in aviation. In this present review, the development tendency and the main applications of Al 7XXX alloys for aircraft structures are introduced, and the existing problems are simply discussed. Also, the heat treatment processes for improving the properties are compared and analyzed. It is the most important measures that optimizing alloy composition and improving heat treatment process are to enhance the comprehensive properties of Al 7XXX alloys. Among the method, solid solution, quenching, and aging of Al 7XXX alloys are the most significant. We introduce the effects of the three methods on the properties, and forecast the development direction of the properties, compositions, and heat treatments and the solution to the corrosion prediction problem for the next generation of Al 7XXX alloys for aircraft structures. The next generation of Al 7XXX alloys should be higher strength, higher toughness, higher damage tolerance, higher hardenability, and better corrosion resistance. It is urgent requirements to develop or invent new heat treatment regime. We should construct a novel corrosion prediction model for Al 7XXX alloys via confirming the surface corrosion environments and selecting the accurate and reliable electrochemical measurements.
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