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Simultaneously increasing the strength and ductility of the modified casting Al–Cu alloy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Wengui Zhao ,
Huiyuan Wang ,
Jinguo Wang ,
Yong Li  and
Qichuan Jiang
Wengui Zhao
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, People’s Republic of China
Huiyuan Wang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, People’s Republic of China
Jinguo Wang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, People’s Republic of China
Yong Li
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, People’s Republic of China
Qichuan Jiang*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Ministry of Education and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, People’s Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: jqc@jlu.edu.cn
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Abstract

A modified casting Al–Cu alloy with ultrahigh tensile strength and ductility of about 520 MPa and 13.5% was obtained by PrxOy addition. PrxOy was decomposed to form AlPrO3, which acted as the effective heterogeneous nuclei for the crystallization of the primary α–Al phase. The main reason for the simultaneous increase in the strength and ductility of the modified alloy may be attributed to the effect of a large number of regular, network, and homogeneous nanoscale θ′ phase precipitates and more crystal grain and dendrite boundaries formed by their refinement on restricting and impeding the dislocation actuation and movement.

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AlDuctilityStrength
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , April 2008 , pp. 1076 - 1081
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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