Microstructural evolution in Al-Zn eutectoid alloy by hot-rolling

作     者：Toshiaki MANAKA Goroh ITOH Yoshinobu MOTOHASHI Takaaki SAKUMA Toshiaki MANAKA;Goroh ITOH;Yoshinobu MOTOHASHI;Takaaki SAKUMA

作者机构：School of Science and Engineering Ibaraki University College of Engineering Ibaraki University 

出 版 物：《Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China》 (中国有色金属学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第24卷第7期

页      面：2107-2111页

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学科分类：08[工学] 080502[工学-材料学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：aluminum-zinc alloy eutectoid microstructure control hot-rolling superplastic material 

摘      要：The Al-Zn eutectoid alloy has been widely known as a typical superplastic metallic material, where fine-grained microstructure is usually obtained by heat treatment. Recently, thermo-mechanical controlled process has also been reported to provide a fine-grained microstructure. In the present study, Al-Zn alloy ingots of 20 mm in thickness were homogenized and hot-rolled to a thickness of 2 mm under three processes： 1） the specimen was air-cooled after homogenization and hot-rolled; 2） the specimen was water-quenched after homogenization and hot-rolled; 3） the specimen was immediately hot-rolled after homogenization. Microstructural observation showed that, in processes l and 3, lamellar microstructure was formed after homogenization, and became fragmented to fine-grained microstructure as the hot roiling process proceeded. In process 2, fine-grained microstructure without lamellar microstructure was attained throughout the hot-rolling process. A minimum grain size of 1.6 μm was obtained in process 3. Tensile tests at room temperature showed that the elongation to failure was the largest in process 3.