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Aluminium Alloy
Aluminium Alloy
aluminum alloys
• Light weight
• Good machinability
• Good formability
• High electrical / thermal conductivity
• High corrosion resistance
Important alloying elements in
aluminum alloy systems
•Copper (2xxx)
•Manganese (3xxx)
•Silicon (4xxx)
•Magnesium (5xxx)
•Zinc (7xxx)
• Solution heat treatment: at T0, all the solute atoms A are dissolved to form a single-
phase (α) solution.
• Rapid cooling across the solvus line to exceed the solubility limit. This leads to a
metastable supersaturated solid solution at T1. Equilibrium structure is α+β, but
limited diffusion does not allow β to form.
• Precipitation heat treatment: the supersaturated solution is heated to T2 where
diffusion is appreciable – finely dispersed particles rich in element B start forming :
aging.
Precipitation hardening in Al-Cu System
Heat treatment for precipitation hardening
Discs of Cu atoms 1 or 2
monolayers thick
Surface treatments