Effect of heterogeneously distributed pre-existing dispersoids on the recrystallization behavior of a cold-rolled Al-Mn-Fe-Si alloy
It is well known that strong concurrent precipitation, mainly located along grain/subgrain boundaries, results in a coarse and elongated grain structure, and unusual sharp P {011} and/or M {113} texture components during annealing of supersaturated AA3xxx-series alloys. In this study, a supersaturated as-cast Al–Mn–Fe–Si alloy was annealed at three temperature–time paths after cold rolling and their effects on the softening behavior have been analyzed and compared in terms of final grain structure and texture. In particular, material conditions with dispersoids located along grain/sub-grain boundaries were produced prior to annealing. The effects of pre-existing dispersoids as well as dispersoids formed during annealing (concurrent precipitation), both of which are heterogeneously distributed along grain/sub-grain boundaries, on the recrystallization behavior of the deformed material were investigated and compared. The results clearly show that, due to their larger sizes, these pre-existing dispersoids do not significantly increase the strength of the P/M texture components as compared to the dispersoids formed during annealing, even though the former can still affect the grain structure. It can be concluded that sharp P/M textures develop when recrystallization takes place at low temperature where nucleation of other orientations, whether from particle stimulated nucleation (PSN) or other nucleation mechanisms are suppressed by concurrent precipitation.
Effect of pre-annealing on microstructure evolution of TRC AA3003 aluminum alloy subjected to ECAP
Abstract An AA3003 aluminum alloy prepared by twin-roll casting was modified by a small amount of zirconium. Annealing at 450 °C led to precipitation of coherent Al 3 Zr phase and a simultaneous co-precipitation of Mn-rich α -Al(Mn, Fe)Si phase. Severe plastic deformation by equal channel angular pressing resulted in the grain refinement and increase of microhardness. Observation by electron back-scatter diffraction and in-situ transmission electron microscopy revealed influence of pre-annealing on microstructure changes during post-deformation heat treatment. Dislocation recovery and precipitation of α -Al(Mn, Fe)Si particles preceded recrystallization at 450 °C in material which was not annealed before deformation. The pre-deformation annealing enabled dynamic recovery during deformation as it depleted the solid solution from Mn atoms. Recrystallization was enhanced by Al 3 Zr precipitates.
Comparison of recrystallization and recrystallization textures in cold-rolled DC and CC AA 5182 aluminum alloys
The recrystallization and recrystallization textures in cold-rolled direct chill cast (DC) and continuous cast (CC) AA 5182 aluminum alloys were investigated. The recrystallization behavior of cold-rolled DC and CC AA 5182 aluminum alloys was evaluated by tensile properties. The evolution of recrystallization textures in cold-rolled DC and CC AA 5182 aluminum alloys was determined by X-ray diffraction. The results showed that the recrystallization temperature of cold-rolled DC AA 5182 aluminum alloy was somewhat lower than that of cold-rolled CC AA 5182 aluminum alloy. The resulting recrystallization textures of cold-rolled AA 5182 aluminum alloy were characterized by the strong R orientation and the cube orientation with strong scattering about the rolling direction towards the Goss orientation. CC AA 5182 aluminum alloy showed slightly weaker recrystallization textures than DC AA 5182 aluminum alloy.