Effects of various Mg/Si ratios on microstructure and performance property of Al-Mg-Si alloy cables
- Educational Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083 (China)
High quality AA6101 aluminum cables are critical to electrical industry to meet the energy consumption requests. In the present work, the influence of Mg/Si ratios on the electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of AA6101 aluminum alloy was investigated. Wheatstone Bridge method and tensile test were employed to characterize the mechanical properties. X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) were used to understand the morphology of the precipitation and the mechanism of age hardening. It is found that excessive Si benefits high strength and high conductivity while excessive Mg plays a negative role in the strength and the conductivity of AA6101 cables. Excessive Si elements promote both the precipitating rate and quantity of β″ phase therefore increase the tensile strength. Excessive Si elements also help with decreasing the lattice distortion, which contributes to the enhancement of the conductivity. Excessive Mg elements lead to more dissolved Mg after aging treatment, therefore increase lattice distortion of the matrix and promote the deposit of coarse Mg-enriched secondary phase. - Highlights: •A new available method to improve the mechanical and electrical properties of Al-Mg-Si alloy •Investigation on the role of various Mg/Si ratios in the changes of comprehensive performances •Discussions on the morphology of the precipitation phases and the mechanism of hardening.
- OSTI ID:
- 22689614
- Journal Information:
- Materials Characterization, Vol. 119; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2016 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1044-5803
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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