Aging precipitation behavior of 800 MPa grade ultra high strength aluminum alloy

Abstract

The hardness, conductivity and room temperature tensile test were used to study the properties of the new aluminum alloy aged at 110-140 ℃ for different time.The microstructure of the alloy was observed by transmission microscope (TEM).The results show that the optimum aging process of the new aluminum alloy is aging at 110 ℃ for 24 h.Tensile strength, yield strength and elongation are 808,785 MPa,6.9%, respectively.Aging temperature is the main factor affecting the type, density and size of precipitates.When aged at 110 ℃,the main precipitations are GPⅠ zones,GPⅡ zones and metastable η' phase. After aging at 110 ℃ for a long time (up to 96 h), GPⅠ zones and GPⅡ zones still exist stably.Compared with aging at 110 ℃, the precipitation process accelerates at 140 ℃.After aging at 140 ℃ for 4 h, no GP zone is observed, and the main precipitate phase is η'.After aging at 140 ℃ for 24 h, the main precipitates are η' phase and η phase.

Keywords

• the 5th generation aluminum alloy
• ultra high strength aluminum alloy
• 800 mpa
• aging treatment
• microstructure