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- Title
Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Corrosion Behavior of Al-4.0Cu-1.1Li-0.5Mg-xAg Alloys.
- Authors
Wu, Mingdong; Xiao, Daihong; Liu, Wensheng; Huang, Lanping
- Abstract
The influence of various Ag contents on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion behavior of extruded Al-4.0Cu-1.1Li-0.4Mg-xAg-0.2Mn-0.2Zr (x = 0.4 and 0.9, wt.%) alloys was investigated. The alloy with 0.9 Ag content contains higher number density of slender T1 (Al2CuLi) precipitates along with some θ' (Al2Cu) phases in the matrix than the alloy with 0.4 Ag content, which is associated with a more rapid hardening response and higher mechanical properties and corrosion resistance, particularly for aging at 130 °C. When aging at high temperatures (above 160 °C), the increase of Ag content mitigates hardness loss by preventing the T1 precipitates from coarsening, and makes the alloy decorate more coarse precipitates at grain boundaries, which leads to the fracture morphology mainly occupied by intergranular fracture. Furthermore, due to the simultaneous promotion of T1 precipitates at grain boundaries and in grain interiors, the 0.9 Ag-containing Al-Cu-Li-Mg-Ag alloy has almost no improvement in corrosion resistance.
- Subjects
SILVER alloys; ALLOYS; MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTAL grain boundaries; LITHIUM alloys; CORROSION resistance
- Publication
Metals (2075-4701), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 3, p374
- ISSN
2075-4701
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/met12030374