1. Enhancement of the Electrical Conductivity and Mechanical Properties of Al-Mg-Si and Al-Mg-Zn Ternary Systems After a T8 Heat Treatment.
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Atanacio-Sánchez, Xóchitl, Garay-Reyes, Carlos Gamaliel, Martínez-García, Alfredo, Estrada-Guel, Ivanovich, Mendoza-Duarte, José Manuel, Guerrero-Seañez, Pedro, González-Sánchez, Sergio, Rocha-Rangel, Enrique, de Jesús Cruz-Rivera, José, Gutiérrez-Castañeda, Emmanuel José, and Martínez-Sánchez, Roberto
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ELECTRIC conductivity ,COLD working of metals ,TERNARY system ,HEAT treatment ,ALLOYS - Abstract
The present research focuses on enhancing the mechanical properties and the electrical conductivity of alloys corresponding to the Al-Mg-Zn (two different compositions) and Al-Mg-Si systems, compared with the commercial 6201-T8 and 1350-H16 alloys, by using a novel approach based on T8 tempering (solution heat treated, cold worked, then artificially aged). After T8 tempering, the Al-Mg-Zn and Al-Mg-Si alloy systems show a better combination of electrical and mechanical properties, with an enhancement of the electrical conductivity by about 2.8% compared to that of 1350 alloy and 13% higher than for the 6201 alloy series. All studied alloys exhibit better mechanical properties than 1350-H16 and are similar to those of 6201-T8. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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