Resolving Individual Solute Levels of AA6061 through Multiple Sub-Ambient Temperatures Thermoelectric Power Measurements

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This work concentrates on assessment of the TEP change of AA6061 during isothermal aging at 177 °C and the following interrupted aging at 65 °C. The results show that the TEP is sensitive to follow the microstructural changes undergone during all aging stages. Multiple sub-ambient temperature dependences TEP of binary Al-X alloys as well as the AA6061 subjected to the above mentioned heat treatments were undertaken. The solute level of individual element of the alloy, particularly those contributing to the clustering/precipitation, can be extracted and evaluated.

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