Modeling of the Retrogression Microstructure Behavior of 7075 Aluminum Alloy.pdfVIP

Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on 1966 Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys, September 5-9, 2010, Yokohama, Japan Aluminium Alloys, September 5-9, 2010, Yokohama, Japan ©2010 The Japan Institute of Light Metals ©2010 The Japan Institute of Light Metals pp. 1966-1971 Modeling of the Retrogression Microstructure Behavior of 7075 Aluminum Alloy 1 1 1 1 2 Baohua Nie , Peiying Liu , Tietao Zhou , Zheng Zhang , Zhiwei Du 1 Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Xueyuan Road 37, Haidian District, Beijing, China 2 General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Xinjiekouwai Street 2, Haidian District, Beijing, China In this paper, a numerical model, coupled with the dissolution, growth and coarsening of precipitates, is developed to describe the microstructure evolution during retrogression treatment of 7075 alloy, an ultra-high strength toughness aerospace aluminum alloy. The prediction of microstructure parameters, such as precipitates radius, volume fraction, density, are performed for both interior grain and grain boundary. An idealized grain boundary affected zone is established to predict the microstructure evolution of grain boundary precipitates, the morphology of which has strong influence on SCC resistance of this alloy. The model explores the effect of retrogression temperature on the microstructure of retrogression for 7075 alloy and provides foundation for the optimization of RRA heat treatment to the ultra-high strength 7000 series aluminum alloys. The model is