期刊
ACTA MATERIALIA
卷 59, 期 8, 页码 2918-2927出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2011.01.027
关键词
Al-Cu-Mg; Precipitation; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Small-angle X-ray scattering
资金
- Australian Research Council (ARC)
- European Research Council
- CSIRO Office
The kinetics of the microstructural evolution during ageing at 200 degrees C of an A1-2.5 A,Cu-1.5%Mg (wt.%) alloy is evaluated using nuclear magnetic resonance and in situ small-angle X-ray scattering. This alloy is known to exhibit rapid hardening upon artificial ageing, where 50-70% of the total age hardening increment is reached within minutes at elevated temperatures. It is shown that formation of small solute-rich entities which correspond to Cu-Mg clusters or GPB zones occurs within seconds at 200 C. These entities have radius similar to 0.5 nm, volume fraction similar to 2% and Cu concentration similar to 30 at.%. Within the stage of constant yield strength (rapid hardening plateau) at this temperature, they are shown to be the dominant constituent of the precipitate microstructure and to be extremely stable in terms of size and volume fraction. The S phase is observed to nucleate within the hardening plateau, but remains a minor constituent until the end of this stage. Based on the quantitative measurement of their size and volume fraction, the obstacle strength of these solute-rich clusters is calculated to be about one-tenth of the Orowan strength. The energy required to shear these clusters (similar to 0.5 eV) is shown to be compatible with existing atomistic calculations of similar objects. (C) 2011 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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