Combined Effect of Cold-Rolling and Aging on Precipitation and Recrystallization Behavior of Al-Er-Zr Alloy

Abstract:

To investigate the effect of cold-rolling and aging on precipitation and recrystallization behavior of Al-0.04Er-0.08Zr (at. %) alloy, two thermo-mechanical processes containing peak aging + cold-rolling (A + CR) and cold-rolling + isochronal aging (CR + A) were studied. In A + CR process, the hardness of alloy under cold-rolled state was much higher than the maximum obtained during isochronal aging, due to the strong interaction between precipitates and dislocations or sub-grain boundaries. Furthermore, the recrystallization temperature was 475 °C as indicated by the hardness curve. The microstructure analysis revealed that the sample annealed at 525 °C for 1 h still don’t recrystallize fully. For CR + A, it turned out that the deformation play a small role in improving the maximum of hardness. But comparing with those without deformation, the existence of deformation accelerated the rate of precipitation process and obtained higher electrical conductivity.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 877)
• Pages: 310-314
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.877.310
• Online since: November 2016
• Authors: Tong Hui Liu, Sheng Ping Wen*, Xiao Lan Wu, Kun Yuan Gao, Hui Huang, W. Wang, Zuo-Ren Nie
• Keywords: Al-Er-Zr Alloy, Cold-Rolling, Isochronal Aging, Precipitation, Recrystallization

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