Effect of creep on the microstructure of aluminum alloy AD1
in recrystallized and ultrafine-grained states
S. S. Manokhin1, D. A. Kolesnikov2, I. V. Nelasov1, Y. R. Kolobov1, D. V. Lazarev2,
V. I. Betekhtin3, A. G. Kadomtsev3, M. V. Narykova3
1 Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry RAS (FRC PCP MC RAS),
1 Ac. Semenov avenue, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia
2 Belgorod State National Research University (BSU),
85 Pobedy str., 308015 Belgorod, Russia
3 The Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Ioffe Institute RAS),
26 Politekhnicheskaya str., 194021 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Changes in the microstructure of industrial aluminum alloy AD1 in recrystallized and ultrafine-grained (UFG) states before and after tensile creep tests at 0.3Tpl (100 °C) have been investigated. It was found that in the process of creep in the recrystallized structure there is a crushing of large elongated grains into grains and subgrains of smaller size, while the proportion of low-angle boundaries increases. In the UFG structure, grain growth (collecting recrystallization) is observed during creep. The presence of strong radial texture is established: [001] crystallographic direction of grain lattices is predominantly parallel to the axis along the axis of the original round bar, from which samples for research were cut parallel to the rolling direction. This texture is characteristic of specimens in both of the above-mentioned states. After creep tests, a change in the texture axis from [001] to [011] is observed in specimens with UFG structure. In addition, the formation of particles of secondary phases — aluminum carbide and silicon compounds, which were identified using the calculation of phase diagrams in the framework of CALPHAD methodology. The dislocation structure was investigated.
Keywords: aluminum alloy, recrystallization, ultrafine-grained, structure, phase, low-temperature creep, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, texture, microstructure, average grain size.
DOI: 10.30791/0015-3214-2024-6-52-66