Effect of scandium additions on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Zn-Mg alloy welds

被引:45
作者
Dev, Selvi [1 ]
Stuart, A. Archibald
Kumaar, R. C. Ravi Dev
Murty, B. S.
Rao, K. Prasad
机构
[1] Saipem, ENI Grp, StarStroi, Sakhalin, Russia
[2] Indian Inst Technol, Madras 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
来源
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING | 2007年 / 467卷 / 1-2期
关键词
Al-Zn-Mg alloy; RDE-40; scandium; GTAW; solidification cracking; mechanical properties;
D O I
10.1016/j.msea.2007.02.080
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
The microstructure and mechanical properties of fusion zones of medium strength Al-Zn-Mg alloy (RDE-40) welds obtained by using different fillers containing various amount of scandium was investigated. It was observed that addition of scandium led to very significant grain refinement in the fusion zone especially for scandium levels greater than the eutectic composition (0.55 wt%). The grain refinement led to the reduction in solidification cracking and improved the tensile properties of fusion zone compared to the ones obtained by the commercial AA5556 filler. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码:132 / 138
页数:7
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