Microstructures and Properties of Twin-Roll Casting 7050 Aluminum Alloy Strip

Abstract:

In this study, 7050 aluminum alloy strip was produced using the twin-roll casting technique. Microstructures and properties of the cast-rolling 7050 aluminum alloy were investigated by means of optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Vickers hardness test. The results indicate that microstructures of cast-rolling 7050 alloy strip are inhomogeneous on the cross section. From the edge to the center, the size of grain decreases gradually and becomes more homogeneous, showing a transition from dendrite grains to equiaxed grains. There are undissolved second phase particles in grains and at grain boundaries. And the dendrite grains and second phase particles can be reduced by solution treatment, and the hardness of the cast-rolling strip can be improved by aging treatment.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 652-654)
• Pages: 2397-2403
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.652-654.2397
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Chun Fu Li, Hong Bin Wang, Fan Lei Meng, Hong Yang Zhao
• Keywords: Casting, Microstructure, Non-Ferros Metals and Alloys

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