Synergistic enhancement of strength and bendability of Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys for safety components by adding Mn
High-strength Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys are difficult to use as safety components in the automotive field due to their poor bendability. In this study, the bendability of high-strength Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys was improved significantly by the addition of Mn. It achieves a maximum bending angle of about 85°, whi...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Materials & Design |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127524009067 |
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| Summary: | High-strength Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys are difficult to use as safety components in the automotive field due to their poor bendability. In this study, the bendability of high-strength Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys was improved significantly by the addition of Mn. It achieves a maximum bending angle of about 85°, while its yield strength and tensile strength reach 374 MPa and 405 MPa, respectively, and the elongation is about 15 % at T6. The excellent bendability of high-strength Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys is attributed to two aspects: On the one hand, after the addition of Mn, a large amount of nano-micron dispersoids are precipitated. The dispersoids distributed uniformly in the matrix effectively pin dislocations and prevent grain boundary migration during deformation. Finally, the alloy obtains a large number of fibrous fine-grain regions and reduces the thickness of the peripheral coarse-grained surface layer. On the other hand, in the fibrous fine-grain regions, the dispersoids and a large number of grain boundaries effectively disperse the bending slip and avoid stress concentration. Finally, the adverse effect of the primary Fe-bearing particles on bendability is weakened. This work provides valuable insight and new methods to improve the bendability of high-strength Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys. |
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| ISSN: | 0264-1275 |