Studies on aging of Al-Mg-Si alloys

Influence of Natural Aging Time on Two-Step Aging Behavior of Al-Mg-Si(-Cu) Alloys

Nanoclusters formed during natural aging cause the negative effect of the two-step aging in the age-hardenable Al-Mg-Si alloys. The relationship between the clustering behavior during natural aging and the two-step aging behavior was studied using the hardness, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), electrical resistivity measurements, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation in the...

Precipitation Hardening of Al–Si–Mg Alloys

THE EFFECT OF AGING ON THE CLUSTERING AND PRECIPITATION PROCESS IN Al-Mg-Si ALLOYS

The dependence of the mechanism of age hardening in Al-Mg-Si alloys on their Si content, the pre-aging conditions and addition of Cu has been investigated. For this purpose, the solute clusters and the metastable precipitates in aged Al-Mg-Si alloys have been characterized by a three dimensional atom probe (3DAP) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Atom probe analysis results have revea...

Atom probe studies on the early stages of precipitation in Al-Mg-Si alloys

Pre-precipitation stages of Al-0.70Mg-0.33Si and Al-0.65Mg-0.70Si (at.%) alloys have been investigated by atom probe field ion microscopy (APFIM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HREM). Atom probe results show that clusters of Mg atoms are present in the asquenched state. After a prolonged aging at room temperature, clusters of Mg, Si and their co-clusters are detected, alt...

Property Criteria for Automotive Al-Mg-Si Sheet Alloys

In this study, property criteria for automotive Al-Mg-Si sheet alloys are outlined and investigated in the context of commercial alloys AA6016, AA6005A, AA6063 and AA6013. The parameters crucial to predicting forming behavior were determined by tensile tests, bending tests, cross-die tests, hole-expansion tests and forming limit curve analysis in the pre-aged temper after various storage period...