The Optimum Process to Produce High-Strength Cast/Forged Al–8%Zn–2.5%Mg–1%Cu Alloy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | Si | Fe | Cu | Mn | Mg | Cr | Zn | Ti | Zr |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Content | 0.07 | 0.15 | 1.65 | 0.04 | 2.42 | 0.21 | 8.39 | 0.02 | 0.18 |
Sample Code | UTS (MPa) | YS (MPa) | TEl. (%) |
---|---|---|---|
HC: Avg./SD | 508.2/33.4 | 440.2/46.8 | 4.2/1.3 |
SO: Avg./SD | 484/1.4 | 406.8/4.7 | 11.8/2.4 |
Poisson Ratio | n | K (MPa) | CTE (CD) (1/K) | CTE (OD)(1/K) | Cp (J/kg—K) | q (W/m—K) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.33 | 0.17 | 400 | 2.52 × 10−6 | 2.16 × 10−6 | 960 | 173 |
Sample Code | Ecorr (V) | Icorr (A/cm2) | Epit (V) | Ipit (A/cm2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
HC | −1.30 (0.18) | 2.59 (1.49) × 10−6 | −0.75 (0.03) | 4.35 (1.15) × 10−5 |
HC-A | −0.74 (0.04) | 7.97 (1.76) × 10−7 | None visible | None visible |
SO | −1.13 (0.06) | 4.40 (0.42) × 10−6 | −0.79 (0.01) | 3.4 (1.13) × 10−4 |
SO-A | −0.91 (0.02) | 3.29 (1.07) × 10−6 | None visible | None visible |
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Shih, T.-S.; Kwang, E.-T.; Huang, Y.-S. The Optimum Process to Produce High-Strength Cast/Forged Al–8%Zn–2.5%Mg–1%Cu Alloy. Metals 2019, 9, 970. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9090970
Shih T-S, Kwang E-T, Huang Y-S. The Optimum Process to Produce High-Strength Cast/Forged Al–8%Zn–2.5%Mg–1%Cu Alloy. Metals. 2019; 9(9):970. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9090970
Chicago/Turabian StyleShih, Teng-Shih, Ei-Ting Kwang, and Yung-Sen Huang. 2019. "The Optimum Process to Produce High-Strength Cast/Forged Al–8%Zn–2.5%Mg–1%Cu Alloy" Metals 9, no. 9: 970. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9090970