Correlation of Strength with Hardness and （相关性的强度和硬度）.pdf

Materials Science Forum Vols. 519-521 (2006) pp. 853-858 online at © (2006) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland Correlation of Strength with Hardness and Electrical Conductivity for Aluminium Alloy 7010 MA Salazar-Guapuriche1, 2, a, YY Zhao2, b , A Pitman3, c and A Greene3, d 1Materials Laboratory, Airbus UK, Broughton, Chester CH4 0DR, UK 2Department of Engineering, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GH, UK 3Materials Process Group, Airbus UK, Filton, Bristol, BS99 7AR, UK amanuel.salazar@, by.y.zhao@liv.ac.uk cadam.pitman@, dandrew.greene@ Keywords: Hardness, electrical conductivity, strength, Al alloy 7010 Abstract The tensile strength, proof strength, hardness and electrical conductivity of Al alloy 7010 under different temper and ageing conditions were investigated with the aim to correlate strength with hardness and electrical conductivity so that the strength of the alloy can be determined non- destructively. Following the solutionising treatment, continuous age hardening was performed on a series of test coupons, taken from a large plate, to produce a wide range of precipitation hardening conditions, which gave rise to progressive variations of strength, hardness and conductivity. The relationship between strength and hardness was found to be reasonably linear, whereas the relationship between hardness and strength with electrical conductivity was non-linear. The ageing conditions and therefore the mechanical properties of the components can be predicted more accurately by the simultaneous combination of hardness and conductivity values. Introduction Al alloy 7010 in the T7651 temper condition is primarily used in the aircraft industry fo