کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1445968 | 1509614 | 2014 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
In age-hardening alloys, high-temperature processes, such as welding, can strongly modify the precipitation state, and thus degrade the associated mechanical properties. The aim of this paper is to present a coupled approach able to describe precipitation and associated yield stresses for non-isothermal treatments of a 6061 aluminium alloy. The precipitation state (in terms of volume fraction and precipitate size distribution) is modelled thanks to a recent implementation of the classical nucleation and growth theories for needle-shaped precipitates. The precipitation model is validated through small-angle neutron scattering and transmission electron microscopy experiments. The precipitation size distribution is then used as an entry parameter of a micromechanical model for the yield strength of the alloy. Predicted yield stresses are compared to tensile tests performed with various heating conditions, representative of the heat-affected zone of a welded joint.
Journal: Acta Materialia - Volume 62, January 2014, Pages 129–140