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The effect of copper, chromium, and zirconium on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloysThe present study evaluates the effect of the systematic variation of copper, chromium, and zirconium contents on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a 7000-type aluminum alloy. Fracture toughness and tensile properties are evaluated for each alloy in both the peak aging, T8, and the overaging, T73, conditions. Results show that dimpled rupture essentially characterize the fracture process in these alloys. In the T8 condition, a significant loss of toughness is observed for alloys containing 2.5 pct Cu due to the increase in the quantity of Al-Cu-Mg-rich S-phase particles. An examination of T8 alloys at constant Cu levels shows that Zr-bearing alloys exhibit higher strength and toughness than the Cr-bearing alloys. In the T73 condition, Cr-bearing alloys are inherently tougher than Zr-bearing alloys. A void nucleation and growth mechanism accounts for the loss of toughness in these alloys with increasing copper content.
Document ID
19920029999
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Wagner, John A.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Shenoy, R. N.
(Analytical Services and Materials, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Metallurgical Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
Volume: 22A
ISSN: 0360-2133
Subject Category
Metallic Materials
Accession Number
92A12623
Distribution Limits
Public
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