The natural aging behavior of the AA 2055 Al-Cu-Li alloy

Aging behavior in Cu–Al–Be shape memory alloy

This article reports positron annihilation spectroscopy and calorimetric measurements of the aging behavior in a Cu–Al–Be shape memory alloy. An excess of single vacancies is retained in the alloy as a result of a quench. All vacancies in excess disappear after long aging time, and a migration energy EM51.060.1 eV for this process has been found to be larger than in other Cu-based shape memory ...

CORROSION BEHAVIOUR OF Al-Li-Cu-Mg ALLOY 8090-T651

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...

Quench Rate Effects on the Natural Aging Behavior of 7xxx Al-mg-zn-cu Aluminum Alloys

The effect of quench rate on the natural aging behavior was examined using microhardness, conductivity and the differential scanning calorimeter. The data indicated that GPZ formed during extended natural aging of 7075, while extended aging of 7050 resulted in the precipitation of η’. Introduction The aluminum alloy system Al-Zn-Mg-Cu is the mainstay of aluminum alloys used in the aerospace ind...

THE ICOSAHEDRAL Al-Li-Cu PHASE