Development of superplasticity in 5083 aluminum with additions of Mn and Zr
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
The superplastic behavior of the 5083 aluminum alloy with additions of Mn and Zr was studied by uniaxial tensile testing and microstructural evaluations. Additions of up to 0.2% Zr and 0.8% Mn were made to a base 5083 aluminum alloy to decrease the grain size and improve superplastic behavior. Constant strain-rate tensile test data were used to determine strain-rate sensitivity (m values) and elongations-to-failure for the alloys at strain rates ranging from 4 {times} 10{sup {minus}4} to 1 {times} 10{sup {minus}1} s{sup {minus}1} at temperatures of 450 to 550C. Elongations-to-failure of up to 400% at 1 {times} 10{sup {minus}2} s{sup {minus}1} were achieved for the modified alloys. The strain-rate sensitivity for the alloys as a function of strain was determined and two distinct behaviors were observed. For the alloys having composition close to the base 5083 alloy, the m value steadily decreased with increasing strain; however, in alloys with higher levels of Zr, the m value remained stable. A maximum m value of 0.65 was achieved at 0.7 strain for the 1.6% Mn and 0.2% Zr alloy at 1 {times} 10{sup {minus}3} s{sup {minus}1}.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 10177422
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-SA-23032; CONF-9405193-3; ON: DE94017474
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International conference on superplasticity in advanced materials (ICSAM),Moscow (Russian Federation),24-26 May 1994; Other Information: PBD: May 1994
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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