Precipitation behavior and its effect on the dynamic recrystallization of a novel extruded Al-Cu-Li alloy

Dynamic recrystallization (DRX) is one of the more convenient and effective means of refining grains during hot deformation, which is closely related to the precipitation behavior. Three alloys with varying pre-precipitations are designed by carrying out different heat treatment processes to explore the effects of precipitation on the recrystallization behavior of an Al-Cu-Li alloy during compression. It is indicated that the recrystallization behavior of the as-extruded alloy is quite sensitive to the precipitation. Precipitation does not change the recrystallization mechanism, but it could significantly affect the recrystallization volume fraction (VDRX). Meanwhile, the diverse extruded texture fibers coordinate defor-mation through different softening mechanisms during compression, which stimulates the nucleation of the lamellar grain in R-cube textures. Furthermore, the influence mechanism of microstructure on the material flow behavior is also discussed for the three heat-treated alloys. Therefore, this work is expected to provide new insights for Al-Cu-Li alloy to design high-performance products through grain refinement and texture modification in the subsequent processing.(c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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This study investigates the effects of precipitation on the recrystallization behavior of an Al-Cu-Li alloy during compression by designing different alloys with varying pre-precipitations through heat treatment processes. The results show that precipitation significantly affects the recrystallization volume fraction without changing the recrystallization mechanism. Additionally, different extruded texture fibers coordinate deformation through different softening mechanisms and stimulate the nucleation of lamellar grain in R-cube textures.