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MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION
Volume 139, Issue -, Pages 30-37Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2018.02.030
Keywords
Aluminum alloy; Discontinuous precipitation; Al3Zr phase; Dispersoids; Transmission electron microscopy
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- Russian Science Foundation [17-79-20426]
- Russian Science Foundation [17-79-20426] Funding Source: Russian Science Foundation
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Increasing the recrystallization resistance and the mechanical properties of aluminum-based alloys is possible due to the formation of a nanoscale L1(2)-structured Al3Zr phase. Treatment conditions and alloys composition affect the size and density of dispersoids and their final properties. In this work we analyze the decomposition of the supersaturated solid solution in the as-cast Al-3%Mg-0.25%Zr alloy for different annealing modes to understand the precipitation kinetics of the Al3Zr phase in the presence of Mg. We found that both discontinuous and continuous precipitation mechanisms of the Al3Zr phase are possible in the studied low-alloyed material. One-step annealing leads to the formation of coarse (17 nm) spherical precipitates of a coherent L1(2)-structured Al3Zr phase and discontinuously formed fan-shaped aggregations of the same phase. Two-step annealing provided for the maximum precipitation hardening with the formation of high-density nanoscale (7 nm) dispersoids of the Al3Zr phase. This study highlights the importance of the annealing mode of the as-cast material for achieving a high density of the fine L1(2) structured Al3Zr phase and the maximum hardening effect.
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