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@article{Shao:2020:10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152921,
author = {Shao, Z and Lee, J and Wang, J and Lin, J and Jiang, J},
doi = {10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152921},
journal = {Journal of Alloys and Compounds},
pages = {1--13},
title = {A study of various heating effects on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AA6082 using EBSD and CPFE},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152921},
volume = {5 nov 2019},
year = {2020}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The solution heat treatment (SHT) process resolving hardening precipitates in high strength aluminium alloys is a critical step for high-efficient forming processes, such as Hot Form Quench (HFQ®). SHT largely determines the overall cycle time of a forming process. However, effects of heating process parameters, such as the heating rate and soaking time, on the microstructure and the associated mechanical properties of aluminium alloy 6082, one of the most commonly used aluminium alloys, for HFQ applications have not been systematically investigated. The aim of this study is to explore and understand the relationships among heat treatment conditions, grain microstructure and associated mechanical properties for AA6082. A series of uniaxial tensile tests conducted under various SHT conditions revealed significant variation on mechanical behaviour characterised by stress-strain curves. To correlate these stress-strain relationship with underlying microstructure, the grain and orientation distribution of each heat-treated sample were characterised by the electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique. Due to the presence of a large number of microscopic variables, such as grain size, morphology, texture, grain boundary and etc., the crystal plasticity finite element (CPFE) modelling was employed to identify the key microscopic factors which determine the differences in the observed strength and ductility for all samples. A new CPFE model integrated with local strain criterion was proposed and validated to correlate the ductility and the strength with the material microstructure. This rigorous investigation provides more insights on how microstructure (grain size and texture) affects the mechanical behaviour for AA6082, which enables to enlarge the capability of HFQ for industrial applications.
AU - Shao,Z
AU - Lee,J
AU - Wang,J
AU - Lin,J
AU - Jiang,J
DO - 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152921
EP - 13
PY - 2020///
SN - 0925-8388
SP - 1
TI - A study of various heating effects on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AA6082 using EBSD and CPFE
T2 - Journal of Alloys and Compounds
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152921
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925838819341672?via%3Dihub
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/74857
VL - 5 nov 2019
ER -
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