Effect of Over-Aging Degree on Microstructures, Precipitation Kinetics, and Mechanical Properties of an Ultra-High-Strength Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy
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Abstract
The effect of over-aging on the precipitation behavior and mechanical properties of an ultra-high-strength Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy was investigated using various over-aging treatment regimes. To reveal the influence of over-aging on matrix precipitation, nucleation and coarsening mechanisms were analyzed based on thermodynamic models and calculated precipitation data. Precipitation kinetics at different over-aging degrees were determined through differential scanning calorimetry analysis and the Johnson–Mehl–Avrami–Kolmogorov equations, revealing the activation energy required to precipitate the η’ phase precipitates ranging from 166.08 to 343.28 kJ/mol, and the activation energy required to precipitate the η phase precipitates ranging from 802.03 to 288.42 kJ/mol from the T6 to T73 conditions. In conjunction with a quantitative microstructure analysis, a highly accurate model was developed by systematically calculating the strengthening components of the ultra-high-strength Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy under various aging conditions.
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OpenAlex topics: Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties · Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties · Microstructure and mechanical properties
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Affiliations
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
Key Lab of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
Funding
National Key Research and Development Program of China · Liaoning Province Science and Technology Program Projects
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