Interaction between solute atoms and vacancies in Al-Mg-X (X＝Si, Ge) alloys

Dislocation–solute cluster interaction in Al–Mg binary alloys

The close-range interaction of dislocations and solute clusters in the Al–Mg binary system is studied by means of atomistic simulations. We evaluate the binding energy per unit length of dislocations to the thermodynamically stable solute atmospheres that form around their cores, at various temperatures and average solid solution concentrations. A measure of the cluster size that renders linear...

EXPERIMENTALl ANALYSIS OF PARTITION COEFFICIENT IN Al-Mg ALLOYS

Because the partition coefficient is one of the most important parameters affecting microsegregation, the aim of this research is to experimentally analyse the partition coefficient in Al-Mg alloys. In order to experimentally measure the partition coefficient, a series of quenching experiments during solidification were carried out. For this purpose binary Al-Mg alloys containing 6.7 and 10.2 w...

Clustering and Segregation of Mg and Ag Atoms during the Precipitation Processes in Al(-Li)-Cu-Mg-Ag Alloys

This paper reports three dimensional atom probe (3DAP) results of solute clusters and precipitates in early aging stages of Al-Cu(-Li) alloys containing small amounts of Ag and Mg atoms. In an as-quenched Al-1.9Cu-0.3Mg-0.2Ag (at.%) alloy, solute atoms are uniformly dissolved. On aging for 5 s at 180°C, Ag and Mg atoms form co-clusters. These co-clusters do not have well defined shape, but they...

THERMAL ANALYSIS AND KINETICS OF THE PRECIPITATION IN WROUGHT Al-Mg, Al-Mg-ScAND Al-Mg-Sc-Me (Me=Zr, Ti) ALLOYS

Precipitation behaviour of wrought Al-6Mg alloys with ternary scandium and quaternary zirconium and titanium has been studied. Hardness measurements and resistivity studies are employed to assess the precipitation behaviour of scandium doped Al-6Mg alloy without or with quaternary additions of zirconium and titanium. Further, the kinetics of precipitations are studied by differential scanning c...

Precipitation Hardening of Al–Si–Mg Alloys