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Precipitation hardening in aluminum alloy 6022

Journal Article · · Scripta Materialia
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  1. Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Although the precipitation process in Al-Mg-Si alloys has been extensively studied, the understanding of the hardening process is still incomplete, since any change in composition, processing and aging practices, etc., could affect the precipitation hardening behavior. In this paper, hardness measurements, differential scanning calorimetry and transmission electron microscopy have been utilized to study the precipitation hardening behavior in aluminum alloy 6022.
OSTI ID:
347548
Journal Information:
Scripta Materialia, Journal Name: Scripta Materialia Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 40; ISSN 1359-6462; ISSN SCMAF7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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