Effectiveness of Sodium Silicate on the Corrosion Protection of AA7075-T6 Aluminium Alloy in Sodium Chloride Solution

The influence of sodium silicate on the corrosion behaviour of aluminium alloy 7075-T6 in 0.1 M sodium chloride solution was studied by open circuit potential (OCP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to characterize the AA7075-T6 surface. Silicate can significantly reduce corrosion deterioration and the inhibition efficiency increases with the concentration of Na2SiO3. The corrosion inhibition mechanism involves the formation of a protective film over the alloy surface by adsorption of aluminosilicate anions from solution, as has also been suggested by others in literature.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded AA7075-T651 aluminum alloy thick plates

Friction stir butt welding of AA7075-T651 plates with thicknesses of 10 and 16 mm was investigated. Defect-free, full- penetration welds were obtained after careful process parameter selection. While the nuggets in both welds exhibited very fine reerystallized grains, and finer grains were observed in welds made on 10 mm thick plates. Microhardness surveys revealed that significant loss in hardness occurs in the heat-affected zone. The reduction in hardness due to the welding process is higher in the case of welds made on 16 mm thick plates. Welds made on 10 mm thick plates exhibited superior tensile properties compared with those made on 16 mm thick plates. Fracture during tensile test occurred in the heat-affected zone in both cases. TEM images of specimens revealed that the heat-affected zone consisted of widened precipitate-free zones along grain boundaries and partial dissolution of precipitates in the grain interiors. It is concluded that defect-free single pass welds can be made on AA7075-T651 thick plates using friction stir welding and the welds made on 10 mm thick plates exhibit high joint efficiency.

Investigation on the plastic work-heat conversion coefficient of 7075-T651 aluminum alloy during an impact process based on infrared temperature measurement technology

The plastic work-heat conversion coefficient is one key parameter for studying the work-heat conversion under dynamic deformation of materials. To explore this coefficient of 7075-T651 aluminum alloy under dynamic compression, dynamic compression experiments using the Hopkinson bar under four groups of strain rates were conducted, and the temperature signals were measured by constructing a transient infrared temperature measurement system. According to stress versus strain data as well as the corresponding temperature data obtained through the experiments, the influences of the strain and the strain rate on the coefficient of plastic work converted to heat were analyzed.The experimental results show that the coefficient of plastic work converted to heat of 7075-T651 aluminum alloy is not a constant at the range of 0.85–1 and is closely related to the strain and the strain rate. The change of internal structure of material under high strain rate reduces its energy storage capacity, and makes almost all plastic work convert into heat.

Exfoliation corrosion behavior of 7050-T6 aluminum alloy treated with various quench transfer time

The exfoliation corrosion （EFC） behavior of 7050-T6 aluminum alloy treated with various quench transfer time after solution heat treatment was investigated by standard EFC immersion tests, strength loss measurements after EFC tests and electrochemical impedance spectroscope （EIS） technique. The results showed that EFC resistance of the alloy decreased with increasing quench transfer time. Backscattered electron scanning electron microscope （SEM） together with transmission electron microscope （TEM） observations revealed that the coverage ratio and microstructure of precipitates at grain boundary area are the most important factors which influence the EFC susceptibility of the alloy, while precipitate-free zone （PFZ） near grain boundary has no or only a minor effect on it. In addition, galvanostatic measurements of the alloy present a good correlation between EFC resistance and transients in potential. The cumulated number of transients in potential can be used to evaluate EFC resistance of the alloy.

Constitutive modeling of flow behavior of precipitation-hardened AA7022-T6 aluminum alloy at elevated temperature

The thermomechanical behavior of precipitation-hardened aluminum alloy AA7022-T6 was studied using isothermal compression at temperatures of 623−773 K and strain rates of 0.01−1 s^−1.The experimental results indicated that dynamic recrystallization(DRX)is a predominant hot deformation mechanism,especially at elevated temperatures and low strain rates.The modified Johnson−Cook(J−C)and the strain compensated Arrhenius-type models were developed to predict the hot flow behavior under different deformation conditions.The correlation coefficients of modified J−C model and the strain compensated Arrhenius-type models were 0.9914 and 0.9972,respectively,their average relative errors(ARE)were 6.074%and 4.465%,respectively,and their root mean square errors(RMSE)were 10.611 and 1.665 MPa,respectively,indicating that the strain compensated Arrhenius-type model can predict the hot flow stress of AA7022-T6 aluminum alloy with an appropriate accuracy.

The influence of gradient mismatches on mechanical properties and microstructure of 2219-T6 aluminum alloy VP-TIG joints

In this paper,6 mm thick 2219-T6 aluminum alloy was joined by means of variable polarity tungsten-arc welding( VP-TIG) and the influence of gradient mismatches on VP-TIG joints is investigated. The average tensile strength of the joints reduces 32%,53% and 59%,when the mismatch of the joint was 0. 635 mm,1. 44 mm,1. 83 mm,respectively.Incomplete penetration,additional bending moment( Ma) and decrease of effective load region area are considered to explain this phenomenon. The fracture location of tensile specimens occurred at the weld zone( WZ) close to partial melt zone( PMZ),corresponding to a sharp decline of microhardness from PMZ to WZ. The original position of fracture is found at weld toe,where incomplete penetration forms due to the introduction of gradient mismatches.

7075-T6镁铝合金的微生物腐蚀行为研究

采用电化学方法研究了7075-T6镁铝合金在含有微生物的航煤溶液中的腐蚀行为。结果表明:微生物的存在使得镁铝合金的自腐蚀电位时而正移时而负移,溶液中的pH值下降,合金的耐蚀性降低;浸泡前期,电极表面形成的生物膜均匀致密,可以减缓基体的腐蚀;浸泡后期,生物膜破裂,加速了阴极去极化作用,基体腐蚀加速;生物膜的不断生成和破裂,使得溶液中的离子及溶解氧扩散到电极表面,导致腐蚀持续加速进行。

Effects of nugget alloying on microstructures and properties of resistance spot welded joints of aluminum and steel

The resistance spot welding of 6063-T6 aluminum alloy and 16Mn steel was studied by nugget alloying. The results indicated that the Al-steel joint had characteristics of welding-brazing. The nugget zone consisted mainly of α-Al solid solution with dislocations and fine Mg2Si particles. The interface zone had a double-layer structure： Fe2Al5 layer at steel side and Fe4Al13 layer at Al nugget side. The nugget alloying has a significant effect on the joint properties by changing phase composition and refinement of grains. When alloy elements Cu, Zn, Ti and Ni were added, the tensile shear load of Al-steel joints reached 2 780 N, 2 910 N, 2 915 N and 2 929 N respectively, which increased by 24. 1%, 29.9%, 30. 1% and 30. 7% respectively compared with that （2 241 N） of joint without nugget alloying. Therefore, it is an effective way for improving mechanical properties of resistance spot welded Al-steel joints.

Effect of Conventional and Pulsed TIG Welding on Microstructural and Mechanical Characteristics of AA 6082-T6 Repair Welds

Repair welding of AA 6082-T6 joints was carried out using ER 4043 filler through the TIG welding process with or without pulsed current.Microstructure and mechanical characteristics of the joints before and after repairing were investigated by examining macrostructure,microstructure,and distributions of porosity in the weld metal(WM),and by hardness,tensile,and bending tests.We observed that the welding current,phase transformations in heat-affected zone(HAZ)and porosity introduced in the WM during welding influence on its mechanical properties in sequence.The experimental results showed that the bead width and penetration as well as size of pores in the joints were mainly influenced by the welding currents.The sound joints were obtained at a welding current of 140 A with or without pulsed current when welding speed and gas flow rate were set at 20 cm·min-1 and 15 L·min-1,respectively.Among them,the decrease in mechanical properties of repair weld(RW)was directly related to the phase transformations in the over-ageing zone due to the double welding thermal cycles and elevated distribution of porosity in the WM.In addition,it was observed that the comparatively smaller grain size and lower porosity in WM of the RW produced by pulsed TIG welding gave a positive effect on its mechanical properties.

Effect of Temperature on Material Transfer Behavior at Different Stages of Friction Stir Welded 7075-T6 Aluminum Alloy

In this work, the morphologies of weld of 7075-T6 aluminum alloy via friction stir welding （FSW） were analyzed by optical microscopy, the temperature field was attained by numerical simulation, and the effect of temperature on material transfer behavior in the thermal-mechanical affected zone （TMAZ） at different stages was mainly investigated. The FSW process consists of three stages. It is very interesting to find that the maximum transfer displacement of material appears at the final stage of welding process, then at the stable stage and at the initial stage, which results from the difference of peak temperatures at different stages. At any stage, the material in TMAZ near the surface of weld transfers downwards, the material in the middle of weld moves upwards and the material near the bottom of weld hardly moves. In any cross section of weld, the largest transfer displacement of material appears in the middle of weld. The increase of rotational velocity and the decrease of welding speed are both beneficial to the transfer displacement of material in the middle of weld.

2024铝合金与AZ91镁合金的C_(2)Cl_(6)除气研究

对比研究了C_(2)Cl_(6)对2024铝合金及AZ91镁合金的除气效果。结果表明,2024铝合金及AZ91镁合金的最高除气率可分别达44.8%及41.8%,此时熔体含氢量分别达到0.096 cm3/(100 g)和11.3 cm3/(100 g)。就添加量而言,AZ91镁合金比2024铝合金所需的C_(2)Cl_(6)添加量要大一些(前者为2%~3%,而后者约为1%)。C_(2)Cl_(6)对AZ91镁合金有明显的细化效果。并测试和分析了除气后合金的力学性能。除气后,铝合金和镁合金的力学性能均提高。

热轧7075/AZ31B复合板的显微组织及结合性能

为了研究热轧铝/镁复合板结合强度的变化规律,本文综合考虑压下率、轧制温度和轧制速度等多种轧制参数,单道次热轧制备了7075 Al/AZ31B Mg复合板.结果表明:在复合板轧制过程中由于热和强变形作用组织发生了动态再结晶,且增大轧制速度有助于镁基体产生完全动态再结晶.在相同轧制温度下,铝镁复合板结合强度均随压下率增加先升高后降低;强度升高是由于界面元素扩散宽度的增大和镁合金近界面晶粒组织的细化所致,强度降低是由于大变形导致镁基体近界面处产生裂缝,以及塑性功产生热量过多使得镁基体温度升高导致的镁侧晶粒长大所致.对复合板进行拉剪实验,铝镁结合界面剪切强度较低时,断裂发生在复合界面处且成脆性断裂特征,强度较高时断口形貌呈韧性断裂特征,断裂发生在镁基体侧.

搅拌针偏移对7075铝合金-AZ31镁合金接头组织及性能的影响

通过将搅拌针向铝侧偏移0.3mm,对4mm厚的7075铝合金和AZ31B镁合金进行搅拌摩擦焊接,研究搅拌针偏移对镁铝合金焊接接头组织和性能的影响。组织分析表明:焊核区晶粒明显细化,呈现出片层状、条带状及旋涡状结构。XRD及EDS分析表明:与将搅拌针置于中心相比较,向铝侧偏移0.3mm所得接头中形成的Al12Mg17金属间化合物数量减少,但出现了Al3Mg2相。由于金属间化合物在接头热机械影响区附近大量出现,导致了该区域的硬度提高,但也成为接头的薄弱区,断裂发生于此。

7075铝合金对AZ91镁合金组织和性能的影响

为了研究7075铝合金对AZ91镁合金组织与性能的影响,采用光学显微镜、扫描电镜、X射线衍射仪、万能材料试验机研究了AZ91镁合金的显微组织与力学性能。结果表明:向AZ91镁合金中加入7075铝合金可使该合金的铸态组织明显细化,当7075铝合金含量超过4%(质量分数,下同)时,AZ91镁合金铸态组织中Mg17Al12相数量明显减少,并且组织中生成了Al6Mn新相。合金抗拉强度与延伸率随着7075铝合金加入量的增加而提高,当7075铝合金的加入达到4%,其抗拉强度与延伸率达到最大值,分别为186 MPa和8.2%。