Precipitates in aluminium alloys

SJ Andersen, CD Marioara, J Friis, S Wenner… - … in physics: X, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Precipitation strengthening is a highly complex phenomenon on the nanoscale, responsible
for providing strength in Al-Cu, Al-Mg-Cu, Al-Mg-Zn and Al-Mg-Si alloys. Advances in …

Atomic structures of precipitates in Al–Mg–Si alloys with small additions of other elements

T Saito, EA Mørtsell, S Wenner… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In Al–Mg–Si alloys, additions of only a few weight percent of Mg and Si enable formation of
hardening precipitates during heat treatment. The precipitation is complex and is influenced …

The structural and compositional evolution of precipitates in Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloy

L Ding, Z Jia, JF Nie, Y Weng, L Cao, H Chen, X Wu… - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
The structural and compositional evolution of precipitates in Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys were
systematically investigated by atomic resolution high-angle annular dark-field scanning …

Shearing and rotation of β ″and βʹ precipitates in an Al-Mg-Si alloy under tensile deformation: In-situ and ex-situ studies

M Yang, A Orekhov, ZY Hu, M Feng, S Jin, G Sha, K Li… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The interaction between dislocations and nano-precipitates during deformation directly
influences hardening response of precipitation-strengthening metals such as Al-Mg-Si …

Quantified contribution of β ″and β′ precipitates to the strengthening of an aged Al–Mg–Si alloy

M Yang, H Chen, A Orekhov, Q Lu, X Lan, K Li… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is generally believed that β ″precipitates, rather than β′ precipitates, are the major
strengthening precipitates in aged Al–Mg–Si alloys. The reason for this difference is not well …

Evolution of precipitate and precipitate/matrix interface in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu (-Ag) alloys

X Zhang, Z Han, L Xu, H Ni, X Hu, H Zhou, Y Zou… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Evolution of precipitate and precipitate/matrix interface in artificially aged Al-Zn-Mg-Cu (-Ag)
alloys has been systematically studied. In the early stage of ageing, Ag, as a fast diffuser …

Analysis of the metastable precipitates in peak-hardness aged Al-Mg-Si (-Cu) alloys with differing Si contents

K Buchanan, K Colas, J Ribis, A Lopez, J Garnier - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
The peak-hardness aged (T6) precipitates in 6061 (Mg: Si≈ 2: 1) and Si-enriched 6061 (Mg:
Si≈ 1: 1.1) alloys have been characterized using transmission electron microscopy and …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of low Cu additions on precipitate crystal structures in overaged Al-Mg-Si (-Cu) alloys

JK Sunde, CD Marioara, R Holmestad - Materials Characterization, 2020 - Elsevier
This study concerns the effect of low Cu additions (≲ 0.1 at.%) on the precipitate crystal
structure evolution in three Al-Mg-Si (-Cu) alloys during overageing. The evolution was …

[HTML][HTML] Detectors—The ongoing revolution in scanning transmission electron microscopy and why this important to material characterization

I MacLaren, TA Macgregor, CS Allen, AI Kirkland - Apl Materials, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Detectors are revolutionizing possibilities in scanning transmission electron microscopy
because of the advent of direct electron detectors that record at a high quantum efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] Atomic scale investigation of the crystal structure and interfaces of the B′ precipitate in Al-Mg-Si alloys

H Chen, J Lu, Y Kong, K Li, T Yang, A Meingast… - Acta Materialia, 2020 - Elsevier
B′ is a common type of metastable precipitate in over-aged Al-Mg-Si alloys, which is long
regarded as a variation of the Q precipitate in Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys due to the similarity …