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Study on the Influence of Erbium and Preheating Process on Mechanical Properties of As-Cast 7055 Aluminum Alloy
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: Received: 15 July 2023 / Approved: 17 July 2023 / Online: 17 July 2023 (07:20:27 CEST)
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Li, J.; Li, F. Study on the Influence of Erbium and Preheating Process on Mechanical Properties of As-Cast 7055 Aluminum Alloy. Materials 2023, 16, 5296. Li, J.; Li, F. Study on the Influence of Erbium and Preheating Process on Mechanical Properties of As-Cast 7055 Aluminum Alloy. Materials 2023, 16, 5296.
Abstract
Although 7055 aluminum alloy is a deformed aluminum alloy and will show excellent mechanical properties after recrystallization after large deformation, it is a method to enrich its application range if rare earth is added and the rare earth phase dispersion is promoted by heat treatment. This article used optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), micro Vickers hardness and room temperature stretching methods to study the as-cast 7055-xEr (x=0wt.%, 0.2wt.%, 0.4wt.%, 0.6wt.%, 0.8wt.%) aluminum alloy after being subjected to 460 oC×3h homogenization and 410 oC×1h solid solution+150 oC×12h aging treatment the changes in microstructure and properties. The results indicated that: when 0.2wt.%Er was added to 7055 aluminum alloy after solution at 410 oC×1h and aging at 150 oC×12h, the dendrite structure was significantly reduced, the grain thinning was obvious and the distribution was uniform, Al8Cu4Er phase appeared in the lamellar eutectic η-Mg(Zn,Al,Cu)2 structure at grain boundaries, and the hardness reached 168.8HV. The yield strength, tensile strength and elongation were 542.12Mpa, 577.67MPa and 8.36%, respectively.
Keywords
7055 aluminum alloy; Erbium; Mechanical properties; Microstructure
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Metals, Alloys and Metallurgy
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