Ceramic particle-induced accelerated solution-aging behavior of spray-formed 7055 aluminum alloy TIG weld metal

The solution-aging behavior and properties of spray-formed 7055 aluminum alloy TIG weld metal (WM) reinforced by TiC–TiB 2 (BC) ceramic particles are investigated, in detail. Weld joints were subjected to solution at 475 °C for 1, 2.5, and 5 h, followed by the aging process at 120 °C for 0–24 h. The...

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Published in:Journal of materials science 2023, Vol.58 (2), p.802-817
Main Authors: Cheng, Yun, Yuan, Wei-xia, Xu, Jun-hua, Yu, Li-hua, Hu, Yun-xuan, Huang, Ting, Zhang, Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Aging (artificial)
Alloys
Aluminum
Aluminum alloys
Aluminum base alloys
Ceramics
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry and Materials Science
Classical Mechanics
Composites & Nanocomposites
Crystallography and Scattering Methods
Elongation
Grain refinement
Heat treating
Heat treatment
Materials Science
Polymer Sciences
Precipitate free zone
Precipitates
Precipitation hardening
Solid Mechanics
Specialty metals industry
Strengthening
Tensile strength
Thermal expansion
Titanium carbide
Weld metal
Welded joints
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Summary:The solution-aging behavior and properties of spray-formed 7055 aluminum alloy TIG weld metal (WM) reinforced by TiC–TiB 2 (BC) ceramic particles are investigated, in detail. Weld joints were subjected to solution at 475 °C for 1, 2.5, and 5 h, followed by the aging process at 120 °C for 0–24 h. The results show that ceramic particles not only restrict the grain coarsening of WM during the heat treatment but also accelerate the solution and age-precipitation behavior. The optimum solution time of ceramic particle-reinforced WM is 2.5 h, which has superior aging kinetics due to the completely dissolved eutectic phases. More importantly, during the aging process, ceramic particles decrease the width of the precipitate free zone and modify the size and distribution of precipitates. With the 475 °C/2.5 h + 120 °C/15 h treatment, the tensile strength (530 ± 15 MPa) and elongation (3.9 ± 0.29%) of BC weld joints are higher than 7055 weld joints (358 ± 20 MPa, 2.38 ± 0.42%). Grain refinement, Zener pinning strengthening, coefficients of thermal expansion mismatch strengthening, and precipitation strengthening are the dominant strengthening mechanisms of ceramic particle-reinforced WM. Graphical Abstract
ISSN:0022-2461
1573-4803
DOI:10.1007/s10853-022-08117-4