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Title: Effect of thermal and mechanical pretreatments on the Guinier--Preston zone state of a commercial grade 7075 aluminum alloy

Journal Article · · Metall. Trans., A; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02646564· OSTI ID:6517572
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  1. Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

The Guinier--Preston zone state of a commercial grade 7075 aluminum alloy, and the effects of both thermal and mechanical pretreatment on the zonal state were determined. The main investigative techniques used were x-ray small angle scattering and wide angle x-ray diffraction. The aging sequence was determined to be: Solid Solution ..-->.. GP Zones ..-->.. eta' ..-->.. eta and eta' ..-->.. eta for the particular heat treatments used during this research. This aging sequence was not altered by mechanical pretreatment, but the initial aging kinetics did increase. Thermal pretreatments produced a GP zone state that remained stable for longer aging times and at higher temperatures than without the pretreatments.

OSTI ID:
6517572
Journal Information:
Metall. Trans., A; (United States), Vol. 8A:12
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English