Effects of T6 heat treatment with double solution treatment on microstructure, hardness and corrosion resistance of cast Al-Si-Cu alloy
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Author list: Wiengmoon A., Sukchot P., Tareelap N., Pearce J.T.H., Chairuangsri T.
Publisher: Committee of Metallurgy
Publication year: 2015
Volume number: 60
Issue number: 2A
Start page: 881
End page: 886
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 1733-3490
eISSN: 1733-3490
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
Effects of T6 heat treatment with double solution treatment on microstructure, hardness and corrosion resistance of a cast A319 (Al-4.93wt%Si-3.47wt%Cu) alloy were investigated. The T6 heat treatment comprised of the first solution treatment at 500ฑ5ฐC for 8 h, the second solution treatment in the temperature range of 510 to 530ฑ5ฐC for 2 h followed by water quenching (80ฐC), and artificial aging at 170ฐC for 24 h followed by water quenching (80ฐC). Microstructure of the alloy was studied by optical microscopy and electron microscopy, Rockwell hardness was measured, and corrosion resistance in 0.1 M NaCl aqueous solution was determined by a potentiodynamic technique. The results revealed that the T6 heat treatment with double solution treatment led to an improvement in corrosion resistance and comparable macrohardness as compared to those obtained from the case of single solution treatment. The second solution treatment at 520ฐC is the optimum leading to relatively low corrosion current density without substantial drawbacks on breakdown potential or the width of passive range.
Keywords
Age hardening, Al-Si-Cu alloy, Corrosion resistance
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