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Precipitation Processes during Non-Isothermal Ageing of Fine-Grained 2024 Alloy

Kozieł J., Błaż L., Włoch G., Sobota J., Lobry P.

Archives of Metallurgy and Materials

2016

Vol. 61, iss. 1

169--176

Mechanical alloying and powder metallurgy procedures were used to manufacture very fine-grained bulk material made from chips of the 2024 aluminum alloy. Studies of solution treatment and precipitation hardening of as-received material were based on differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) tests and TEM/STEM/EDX structural observations. Structural observations complemented by literature data lead to the conclusion that in the case of highly refined structure of commercial 2024 alloys prepared by severe plastic deformation, typical multi-step G-P-B →θ” →θ’ →θ precipitation mechanism accompanied with G-P-B →S” →S’ →S precipitation sequences result in skipping the formation of metastable phases and direct growth of the stable phases. Exothermic effects on DSC characteristics, which are reported for precipitation sequences in commercial materials, were found to be reduced with increased milling time. Moreover, prolonged milling of 2024 chips was found to shift the exothermic peak to lower temperature with respect to the material produced by means of common metallurgy methods. This effect was concluded to result from preferred heterogeneous nucleation of particles at subboundaries and grain boundaries, enhanced by the boundary diffusion in highly refined structures. Transmission electron microscopy and diffraction pattern analysis revealed the development of very fine Al4C3 particles that grow due to the chemical reaction between the Al matrix and graphite flakes introduced as a process control agent during the preliminary milling of chips. Al4C3 nano-particles are formed at high temperatures, i.e. during hot extrusion and the subsequent solution treatment of the samples. Highly refined insoluble particles such as aluminum carbide particles and aluminum oxides were found to retard recrystallization and reduce recovery processes during solution treatment of preliminarily milled materials. Therefore, the as-extruded material composed of a milled part and chip residuals retained its initial bimodal structure in spite of solution heat treatment procedures. This points to a high structural stability of the investigated materials, which is commonly required for new technologies of high-strength Al-based materials production.

Effect of rapid solidification on structure and mechanical properties of Al-6Mn-3Mg alloy

Lobry P., Błaż L., Sugamata M., Kula A.

Archives of Materials Science and Engineering

2011

Vol. 49, nr 2

97-102

Purpose: Experiments on rapidly solidified (RS) and industrially manufactured (IM) Al-6Mn-3Mg alloy were performed to test the effect of RS on the structure and mechanical properties of the material. Design/methodology/approach: Annealing of as-extruded RS and IM samples was performed at 500°C in order to test the stability of structural components and related hardness of the materials. Mechanical properties of as-extruded RS and IM materials as well as the samples preliminarily annealed at 500°C / 6 h were tested by compression at 20°C-500°C. Structural investigations were performed using analytical transmission electron microscopy techniques. Findings: The flow stress for RS-samples was found to be about 240 MPa higher at 293 K than that for IM material. However, the difference between the flow stress values observed for RS and IM samples was remarkably reduced at higher deformation temperatures. Annealing at 500°C was found to result in reduction of the RS-material hardness due to the recovery process and slightly marked coarsening of Al6Mn particles. The particles observed in both as extruded and RS-samples annealed 500°C / 7 days were at least 10-times smaller than that for the industrial material. Practical implications: Due to refined structure and the negligible particle coarsening at high annealing temperatures, the products made from RS Al-6Mn-3Mg alloy can be used at high service temperature applications. Originality/value: Hardening of non-heat-treatable Al-6Mn-3Mg alloy is possible due to effective refining of Al6Mn particles using the rapid solidification and adequate consolidation procedure of RS-powders. The highest flow stress was observed for RS samples tested at room temperature. However, increasing deformation temperature was found to result in reduced difference between the flow stress values received for RS and IM materials.