Effect of a Minor Sr Modifier on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of 7075 T6 Al Alloys
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | σs/MPa | σb/MPa | δ/% | δf/% | Hardness/Hv |
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7075 | |||||
7075 + 0.05%Sr | |||||
7075 + 0.1%Sr | |||||
7075 + 0.2%Sr |
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Ma, S.; Sun, Y.; Wang, H.; Lü, X.; Qian, M.; Ma, Y.; Zhang, C.; Liu, B. Effect of a Minor Sr Modifier on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of 7075 T6 Al Alloys. Metals 2017, 7, 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7010013
Ma S, Sun Y, Wang H, Lü X, Qian M, Ma Y, Zhang C, Liu B. Effect of a Minor Sr Modifier on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of 7075 T6 Al Alloys. Metals. 2017; 7(1):13. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7010013
Chicago/Turabian StyleMa, Shaoming, Youhong Sun, Huiyuan Wang, Xiaoshu Lü, Ming Qian, Yinlong Ma, Chi Zhang, and Baochang Liu. 2017. "Effect of a Minor Sr Modifier on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of 7075 T6 Al Alloys" Metals 7, no. 1: 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7010013