Chapter 4 AOoys of the AlMgMnSiFe System（第四章AOoys AlMgMnSiFe系统）.pdf

Chapter 4 AOoys of the Al-Mg-Mn-Si-Fe System Commercial alloys of Al-Mg-Mn system constitute the 5XXX series of wrought alloys and 5XX.0 series of casting alloys. These alloys are characterized by high corrosion resistance, good technological plasticity and surface quaUty, excellent weldabiUty, and moderate strength. Except for some special alloys, alloys of this group do not acquire additional strength due to precipitation hardening. Although the solubility of magnesium considerably decreases with temperature and a super- saturated solid solution can be easily obtained by quenching, the AlgMgs (p) phase precipitates upon anneaUng predominantly on dislocations and grain boundaries, rapidly grows and forms incoherent, relatively large particles which cannot contri- bute to hardening. The properties of 5XXX series alloys are achieved during casting, deformation, and anneaUng and are due to soUd-solution hardening, work harden- ing, and controlled recrystalhzation. Casting 5XX.0 alloys are used in as-cast and annealed conditions. The base phase composition of 5XXX and 5XX.0 series alloys can be analyzed using the ternary Al-Mg-Mn phase diagram and this diagram will be the first to be described in this chapter. Commercial wrought alloys of the 5XXX series contain 1 to 7% Mg, 0.1 to 1% Mn, less than 0.25% Cu and 0.25% Zn, and small additions of Ti, Cr, V, Be. Casting alloys of the 5XX.0 series may contain up to 12% Mg (typically 4-7%), up to 0.75% Mn and additions of Ti, Zr, Cr, V, and Be. Small additions of transition metals and berylUum do not affect the phase composition with regard to the main alloying elements. Transition metals form binary (or more complex) aluminides either during soUdification (acting as grain refiners and forming phases more favorable in morphology with Fe) or