Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Evolution of 6082 Aluminum Alloy with Different Heat Treatment Methods
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Abstract
The influence of solid solution treatment (SST), artificial aging treatment (AAT), and deep cryogenic-aging treatment (DCAT) on the mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of 6082 aluminum alloy was investigated. The tensile test was performed to obtain the true stress–strain curves through an electronic universal testing machine. The results show that the yield strengths of the SST specimens in all three directions are the lowest, of less than 200 MPa. In addition, the maximum elongation of the SST specimen is over 16% and the value of in-plane anisotropy (IPA) is 5.40%. For the AAT specimen, the yield strengths of the AAT alloy in three directions have distinct improvements, which are beyond 340 MPa. However, the maximum elongation and the IPA were evidently reduced. The yield strength and elongation of the DCAT alloy exhibit a slight enhancement compared with those in the AAT condition, and the corresponding IPA is 0.61%. The studied alloy specimens in all conditions exhibit ductile fracture. The DCAT alloy has the highest density of precipitates with the smallest size. Therefore, the dislocation pinning effect of the DCAT specimens are the strongest, which exhibit the highest yield strength accordingly. In addition, the uniformly distributed precipitates in the matrix with a large ratio of long and short axes can suppress the anisotropy caused by elongated grains.
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OpenAlex topics: Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties · Microstructure and mechanical properties · Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
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School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421002, China
Research Institute of Automobile Parts Technology, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang 421002, China
Funding
the National Natural Science foundation of China · Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department of China · Hunan Institute of Technology
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