Determination of Activation Energy for Static Recrystallization in Al-Mg-Si Alloys with Different Zr Contents

Abstract:

In this study, activation energies required for the static recrystallization behavior during the annealing process after cold deformation of Al-Mg-Si alloy to which zirconium was added in various proportions were investigated. Depending on the zirconium content, the activation energies of the alloys were found and compared both experimentally and by calculation. For this purpose, alloys containing 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 wt-% Zr were cold rolled after taking into solution and quenching. And then, the alloys were annealed at 375 °C and 500 °C for different annealing times. After the alloys were prepared metallographically, their grain structures were examined microscopically. Depending on the temperature, recrystallization-% was found by image analysis and experimental recrystallization-% curves were drawn. The time taken for recrystallization-50% to experimentally find the activation energy required for recrystallization to occur was found from the curves. These values were replaced in the relevant formulations and the required activation energy was experimentally found from the slope of the Arrhenius equation and the ln t_50% and 1/T graph. In order to find the recrystallization-% by calculation, the nucleation rate and growth rate of the new recrystallized grains were found by image analysis. By substituting these values in Johnson-Mehl-Avrami equation, the calculated recrystallization-% curves of the alloys were found. From here, using the relevant equations, Arrhenius equation was passed and the activation energy was calculated from the slope of ln k and 1/T graph. The results showed that the activation energy increased with the increase of the zirconium ratio, and even the most effective zirconium ratio was between 0.1-0.2% by weight in increasing the activation energy. Therefore, this ratio should be considered in processes where recrystallization, which also affects other properties of the alloy, is not desired.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 951)
• Pages: 33-46
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-8dbTAB
• Online since: August 2023
• Authors: Fulya Kahrıman*, Muzaffer Zeren
• Keywords: Activation Energy, Aluminium Alloys, Recrystallization, Zirconium

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