Effect of Microstructure on Thermal Expansion Coeffcient of 7A09 Aluminum Alloy  

作　　者：Hongzhi Ji Lin Yuan Debin Shan 

机构地区：[1]School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

出　　处：《Journal of Materials Science & Technology》2011年第9期797-801,共5页材料科学技术（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50775051) ;the Youth Technology Speciality Fund of Harbin (No.2008RFQXG052)

摘　　要：The relationship between microstructure evolution and coefficient of thermal expansion （CTE） of 7A09 aluminum alloy was investigated in this paper. Differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） was combined with transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） to investigate microstructure evolution taking place in 7A09 aluminum alloy during heating and cooling process. The corresponding CTE curves of the 7A0g alloy were recorded by thermal dilatometer. Results indicated that GPII zones and Ur phase were main precipitates in the highest strength tempered （T6） 7A09 alloy. The r/phase was the main participate in 7A09 alloy during the cooling process. The nonlinear dependency existed between CTE and temperature in both changing temperature processes. During the heating process, obvious additional contraction of alloy volume was directly caused by phase transition, such as dissolution of η＇ phase, transition from η＇ to η phase and dissolution of η phase. The additional contraction could slow down the increase of CTE greatly and be expressed in the nonlinearity of CTE curve. Volume and energy changes of alloy system influenced the variation trend of CTE directly, which was caused by the precipitation of U phase during the cooling process. These effects were revealed by the corresponding nonlinear change of CTE.The relationship between microstructure evolution and coefficient of thermal expansion （CTE） of 7A09 aluminum alloy was investigated in this paper. Differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） was combined with transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） to investigate microstructure evolution taking place in 7A09 aluminum alloy during heating and cooling process. The corresponding CTE curves of the 7A0g alloy were recorded by thermal dilatometer. Results indicated that GPII zones and Ur phase were main precipitates in the highest strength tempered （T6） 7A09 alloy. The r/phase was the main participate in 7A09 alloy during the cooling process. The nonlinear dependency existed between CTE and temperature in both changing temperature processes. During the heating process, obvious additional contraction of alloy volume was directly caused by phase transition, such as dissolution of η＇ phase, transition from η＇ to η phase and dissolution of η phase. The additional contraction could slow down the increase of CTE greatly and be expressed in the nonlinearity of CTE curve. Volume and energy changes of alloy system influenced the variation trend of CTE directly, which was caused by the precipitation of U phase during the cooling process. These effects were revealed by the corresponding nonlinear change of CTE.

关 键 词：Aluminum Coefficient alloy Changing temperature process Microstructure evolution of thermal expansion 

分 类 号：TG146.21[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程] TQ174.758[金属学及工艺—金属材料]