Quantitatively Investigate the Effects of Natural Aging on Mechanical Properties and Bake Hardening Behaviors of Al-Mg-Si Alloys

Abstract:

The effect of natural aging on mechanical properties and bake hardening behaviors of Al-Mg-Si alloys was quantitatively investigated by a series of tensile experiments along the rolling direction. The natural aging period is from three days to three months after heat treatment. As the results, within three months, along the rolling direction, 0.2% offset yield strength and ultimate tensile strength respectively increased from 97 MPa to 145 MPa, 210 MPa to 248 MPa. The strain hardening exponent n-value and the increment of yield strength after bake hardening respectively decreased from 0.2804 to 0.2186, 127 MPa to 89 MPa. The percentage elongation after fracture varies from 22% to 24% during natural aging and varies from 13% to 16% after bake hardening. A large amount of detailed data has been given, which quantitatively describes the change in mechanical properties and bake hardening behaviors of Al-Mg-Si alloys during natural aging.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1032)
• Pages: 157-162
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1032.157
• Online since: May 2021
• Authors: Zheng Wei Gu, Yu Ting Han, Zi Ming Tang, Ge Yu*
• Keywords: Al-Mg-Si Alloy, Bake Hardening, Mechanical Property, Natural Aging

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