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High-TemperatureTensile Propertiesand Multiscale PrecipitateEvolution Mechanisms of a Powder Hot-ExtrudedAl-Mn-Mg-Sc-Zr Alloy
Author of the article:WANG Rui1, 2,FAN Wenxin1,MO Wei3,LI Shukui1,YU Peng3,YE Shulong1
Author's Workplace:1. Faculty of Materials Science, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Shenzhen 518172,China; 2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081,China; 3. Shenzhen ElementPlus Material Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518107,China
Key Words:Al-Mn-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy; powder hot extrusion; high-temperature tensile properties; multiscale precipitates; strengthening mechanism
Abstract:
Al-Mn-Mg-Sc-Zr alloys were fabricated by gas atomization, cold isostatic pressing, and hot extrusion, and their high-temperature tensile properties and multiscale precipitate evolution from room temperature to 300 ℃ were investigated. The as-extruded alloy has a fine equiaxed grain structure with micron-sized Al6Mn particles and nanoscale Al3(Sc, Zr) precipitates dispersed in the matrix, whereas discontinuously distributed MgO particles are present along the grain boundaries. At room temperature, the strength of the alloy is high, with an ultimate tensile strength of 460.3 MPa and a yield strength of 422.8 MPa, but the elongation is limited to 3.9%. At 200 ℃,a favourable strength-ductility balance is obtained, with an ultimate tensile strength of 219.8 MPa, a yield strength of 200.2 MPa, and an elongation of 23.8% . Microstructural analysis indicates that the Al6Mn phase coarsens significantly at elevated temperatures, leading to a weakened strengthening effect. In contrast, the nanoscale Al3(Sc, Zr) precipitates with an ordered L12 structure maintain coherent interfaces with the α-Al matrix and exhibit excellent thermal stability because of the sluggish diffusion of Sc and Zr, thereby continuously contributing to strengthening. Moreover, a small amount of discontinuously distributed MgO particles is present at the grain boundaries. The elevated-temperature tensile behavior of the alloy is governed primarily by the distinct thermal stability of multiscale precipitates.