Strength and stability through variable micro segregation behaviour of Ta and Zr solutes at intermetallic interfaces in Al-Cu alloys

U Bansal, MP Singh, SK Sinha, DK Sahu, S Mondol… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
A small amount of Zr and Ta are added to aluminium-copper (Al-Cu) alloys, and the
evolution of strengthening phases with multi-step heat-treatment and their stability after …

Aging behavior and strengthening mechanisms of coarsening resistant metastable θ'precipitates in an Al–Cu alloy

S Bahl, L Xiong, LF Allard, RA Michi, JD Poplawsky… - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract An Al–Cu alloy micro-alloyed with Mn and Zr (ACMZ) was examined to understand
the thermal stability and strengthening mechanism of metastable θ'-Al 2 Cu precipitates with …

Microstructural evolution and strengthening mechanisms in a heat-treated additively manufactured Al–Cu–Mn–Zr alloy

RA Michi, K Sisco, S Bahl, LF Allard, KB Wagner… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The microstructural and strength evolution of an additively manufactured Al-8.6 Cu-0.5 Mn-
0.9 Zr alloy upon aging at 300, 350, and 400° C is investigated. The strengthening phases of …

Influence of Fe-rich phases and precipitates on the mechanical behaviour of Al-Cu-Mn-Fe-Sc-Zr alloys studied by synchrotron X-ray and neutron

Y Zhao, D Song, S Wu, S Xie, H Wang, M Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
A multiscale methodology using scanning and transmission electron microscope,
synchrotron X-ray nano-tomography and micro-tomography, small angle neutron scattering …

Effect of grain-boundary θ-Al2Cu precipitates on tensile and compressive creep properties of cast Al–Cu–Mn–Zr alloys

S Bahl, JU Rakhmonov, C Kenel, DC Dunand… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tensile and compressive creep tests were performed at 300° C on high-temperature Al–Cu–
Mn–Zr (ACMZ) alloys with 6 wt% Cu (6Cu) and 9 wt% Cu (9Cu) to evaluate the effect on …

Effects of yttrium additions on microstructures and mechanical properties of cast Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys

Z Mei, Z Liu, S Bai, J Wang, J Cao - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of microalloying with yttrium on the microstructures and mechanical properties of
cast Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys at ambient and elevated temperatures are investigated using …

A cycle-jump acceleration method for the crystal plasticity simulation of high cycle fatigue of the metallic microstructure

J Cheng, X Hu, M Kirka - International Journal of Fatigue, 2022 - Elsevier
For metallic materials, high-cycle fatigue life is sensitive to underlying microstructure
features including secondary phases, textures, grains morphology, etc. The traditional, data …

The interplay of precipitation of ordered compounds and interfacial segregation in Al‐Cu‐Hf‐Si alloys for high-temperature strength

U Bansal, MP Singh, S Mondol, SK Sinha, SK Makineni… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Achieving high yield strength (250-270 MPa) at elevated temperatures (250° C and
above) for precipitation strengthened aluminium-copper (Al-Cu) alloys still remains a …

An additively manufactured AlCuMnZr alloy microstructure and tensile mechanical properties

A Shyam, A Plotkowski, S Bahl, K Sisco, LF Allard… - Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Selective laser melting (SLM) was used to fabricate an AlCuMnZr alloy. The microstructural
features that resulted from additive manufacturing (AM) were significantly refined compared …

Crystallographic orientation-dependent strain hardening in a precipitation-strengthened Al-Cu alloy

B Milligan, D Ma, L Allard, A Clarke, A Shyam - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
While the strengthening of Al-Cu alloys due to precipitation has been extensively studied,
the effect of crystallographic orientation of the matrix and precipitates, as well as precipitate …