Microstructure and properties of 7A52 Al alloy welded joint.pdfVIP

Microstructure and properties of 7A52 Al alloy welded joint 1, 2 1 1, 3 HUANG Ji-wu() , YIN Zhi-min() , LEI Xue-feng() 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; 2. Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Materials Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; 3. Aerospace Research Institute of Materials and Processing Technology, Beijing 100076, China Received 7 September 2007; accepted 15 February 2008 Abstract: 7A52 Al alloy plate aged at 105 for 8 h and then at 130 for 24 h was welded by means of TIG using Al- 6.3Mg-0.35Sc-0.1Zr-0.1Cr solder wire. Mechanical properties and microstructures of welded joint were studied. There are two obviously soft areas in the welded joint, welding seam and over-aging zone. The mechanical properties of welded joint are that b is 358 MPa, is 238 MPa and is 6.6%. 75.6% of welding coefficient can be achieved. The addition of scandium leads to very 0.2 5 significant grain refinement in the fusion zone, which results in a reduction in solidification cracking tendency. The solidification cracking isn’t observed. Key words: microalloying; Al alloy; welded joint; microstructure; mechanical properties join the 5 mm-thick 7A52 aluminum alloy plates aged at 1 Introduction 105 for 8 h and then at 130 for 24 h. The