The negative effect of solution treatment on the age hardening of A356 alloy

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	The negative effect of solution treatment on the age hardening of A356 alloy
	H. C. Long; J. H. Chen; C. H. Liu; D. Z. Li; Y. Y. Li
	2013
发表期刊	Materials Science and Engineering a-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing
ISSN	0921-5093
卷号	566 页码:112-118
摘要	The effect of solution treatment on the age hardening of an A356 (Al-7.0Si-0.3Mg) alloy was investigated by hardness measurements and electron microscopy. This study presents experimental evidences that a prolonged solution treatment has a detrimental influence on age hardening due to the porosity in the cast A356 alloy. The enrichment of Mg on the internal surface of the porosity was observed. Nanoscale particles of magnesium oxides exist in the samples that have been solution treated with an extended duration. Our results indicate that Mg atoms would diffuse toward the porosity pre-existed in the A356 alloy during solution treatment. This phenomenon is consistent with the degraded aging kinetics and hardening potential of the A356 alloys solution treated for a long time, since the reduction of Mg solutes in the Al matrix shall lead to a decrease of the volume fraction of the Mg-Si-containing strengthening precipitates, which are mainly the monoclinic beta '' phase. Our findings emphasize the significance of controlling porosities for the A356 alloys and may provide useful information for designing thermal treatment parameters to reach the optimum balance between strength and ductility. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
部门归属	[long, h. c. ; chen, j. h. ; liu, c. h.] hunan univ, coll mat sci & engn, changsha 410082, hunan, peoples r china. [li, d. z. ; li, y. y.] chinese acad sci, inst met res, shenyang 110016, peoples r china. ; liu, ch (reprint author), hunan univ, coll mat sci & engn, changsha 410082, hunan, peoples r china. ; chliu@hnu.edu.cn
关键词	A356 Alloy Porosity Aging Solution Treatment Electron Microscopy Cast-aluminum Alloys Al-si Alloys Tensile Properties Heat-treatment Fracture-behavior Almgsi Alloys Oxide-films Microstructure Porosity Silicon
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语种	英语
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/71388
专题	中国科学院金属研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	H. C. Long,J. H. Chen,C. H. Liu,et al. The negative effect of solution treatment on the age hardening of A356 alloy[J]. Materials Science and Engineering a-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing,2013,566:112-118.
APA	H. C. Long,J. H. Chen,C. H. Liu,D. Z. Li,&Y. Y. Li.(2013).The negative effect of solution treatment on the age hardening of A356 alloy.Materials Science and Engineering a-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing,566,112-118.
MLA	H. C. Long,et al."The negative effect of solution treatment on the age hardening of A356 alloy".Materials Science and Engineering a-Structural Materials Properties Microstructure and Processing 566(2013):112-118.