Hot Workability and Mechanical Properties of Isotropic Rolled Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy Plates Based on Powder Metallurgy Billets
摘要
In this work, the optimum hot-working conditions of powder metallurgy (PM) Al-8.3Zn-2.3Mg-2.5Cu (wt.%) alloy were obtained, and thereby the corresponding alloy sheets with high mechanical properties and low anisotropy were prepared through rolling. All rolling processes were performed at a strain rate of 1 s−1 to verify the optimal deformation parameters. At 250 and 300 °C, the dynamic recovery during deformation was hindered by coarse precipitates and γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles inside the alloy, whereas deformation energy storage release led to abnormal grain growth during heating. At 350 and 400 °C, the recovery and recrystallization were likewise inhibited by γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles. After T6 heat treatment, the sample rolled at 400 °C exhibited excellent mechanical properties with tensile strength of 708 MPa, yield strength of 680 MPa, and elongation of 11.5% at the rolling direction due to precipitation strengthening, fine grain strengthening and dislocation strengthening caused by Al2O3, and showed the in-plane anisotropy value of 0.7%. These findings provide insights into the processing of powder metallurgy aluminum alloy plates with high strength and good plasticity.