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Title: Classification of the role of microalloying elements in phase decomposition of Al based alloys

Abstract

The fundamental role of microalloying elements in several aluminum alloys such as Al-Cu, Al-Li-Cu and Al-Cu-Mg has been investigated using a Monte Carlo computer simulation. All the utilized simulation parameters, e.g., pair interactions between same atoms species, between different atom species and between an atom and a vacancy, were derived from known thermodynamic or kinetic quantities. A small addition of Mg to Al-Cu alloys exhibits a strong tendency to form Mg/Cu/Vacancy complexes in the atom configurations, which is more remarkably revealed in Al-Li-Cu alloys. The combined addition of Ag or Si with Mg significantly increases the number of Mg/Cu/Vacancy complexes in Al-Cu-Mg alloys. From the comparison with experimentally reported results, these complexes are reasonably regarded as an effective heterogeneous nucleation site for BP zones, GPB zones and/or the {Omega} phase. The utilized simulation model, furthermore, permits the role of microalloying elements to be well classified in terms of the characteristic features of each element.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Imperial Coll. of Science, Technology and Medicine, London (GB)
OSTI Identifier:
20075935
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Acta Materialia
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 48; Journal Issue: 8; Other Information: PBD: 11 May 2000; Journal ID: ISSN 1359-6454
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; MICROSTRUCTURE; ALUMINIUM BASE ALLOYS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEATION; PHASE STUDIES

Citation Formats

Hirosawa, S, Sato, T, Kamio, A, and Flower, H M. Classification of the role of microalloying elements in phase decomposition of Al based alloys. United States: N. p., 2000. Web. doi:10.1016/S1359-6454(99)00475-9.
Hirosawa, S, Sato, T, Kamio, A, & Flower, H M. Classification of the role of microalloying elements in phase decomposition of Al based alloys. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6454(99)00475-9
Hirosawa, S, Sato, T, Kamio, A, and Flower, H M. 2000. "Classification of the role of microalloying elements in phase decomposition of Al based alloys". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-6454(99)00475-9.
@article{osti_20075935,
title = {Classification of the role of microalloying elements in phase decomposition of Al based alloys},
author = {Hirosawa, S and Sato, T and Kamio, A and Flower, H M},
abstractNote = {The fundamental role of microalloying elements in several aluminum alloys such as Al-Cu, Al-Li-Cu and Al-Cu-Mg has been investigated using a Monte Carlo computer simulation. All the utilized simulation parameters, e.g., pair interactions between same atoms species, between different atom species and between an atom and a vacancy, were derived from known thermodynamic or kinetic quantities. A small addition of Mg to Al-Cu alloys exhibits a strong tendency to form Mg/Cu/Vacancy complexes in the atom configurations, which is more remarkably revealed in Al-Li-Cu alloys. The combined addition of Ag or Si with Mg significantly increases the number of Mg/Cu/Vacancy complexes in Al-Cu-Mg alloys. From the comparison with experimentally reported results, these complexes are reasonably regarded as an effective heterogeneous nucleation site for BP zones, GPB zones and/or the {Omega} phase. The utilized simulation model, furthermore, permits the role of microalloying elements to be well classified in terms of the characteristic features of each element.},
doi = {10.1016/S1359-6454(99)00475-9},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20075935}, journal = {Acta Materialia},
issn = {1359-6454},
number = 8,
volume = 48,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 11 00:00:00 EDT 2000},
month = {Thu May 11 00:00:00 EDT 2000}
}