Microstructure and Properties of As-Cast and Heat-Treated 2017A Aluminium Alloy Obtained from Scrap Recycling
The continuous increase in the consumption of aluminium and its alloys has led to an increase in the amount of aluminium scrap. Due to environmental protection, and to reduce the costs of manufacturing aluminum in recent years, a lot of research is devoted to recycling of aluminum alloys. The paper...
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doaj-fdb82ae2192c42a28f7eabc6efa3bfdf2020-12-28T00:02:02ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-12-0114898910.3390/ma14010089Microstructure and Properties of As-Cast and Heat-Treated 2017A Aluminium Alloy Obtained from Scrap RecyclingMrówka-Nowotnik Grażyna0Kamil Gancarczyk1Andrzej Nowotnik2Kamil Dychtoń3Grzegorz Boczkal4Department of Material Science, Rzeszów University of Technology, Al. Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandDepartment of Material Science, Rzeszów University of Technology, Al. Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandDepartment of Material Science, Rzeszów University of Technology, Al. Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandDepartment of Material Science, Rzeszów University of Technology, Al. Powstańców Warszawy 12, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandFaculty of Non-Ferrous Metals, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, PolandThe continuous increase in the consumption of aluminium and its alloys has led to an increase in the amount of aluminium scrap. Due to environmental protection, and to reduce the costs of manufacturing aluminum in recent years, a lot of research is devoted to recycling of aluminum alloys. The paper presents the results of research concerning the possibility of manufacturing standardized alloy 2017A from commercial and post-production scrap by continuous casting. Obtained from recycling process ingots were subjected to analysis of chemical composition and intermetallic phase composition. Based on the results of light microscopy (LM), scanning electron microscopy + electron dispersive spectroscopy (SEM + EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) the following phases in the as-cast state were identified: θ-Al<sub>2</sub>Cu, β-Mg<sub>2</sub>Si, Al<sub>7</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub>Fe, Q-Al<sub>4</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub>Mg<sub>8</sub>Si<sub>7</sub>, and α-Al<sub>15</sub>(FeMn)<sub>3</sub>(SiCu)<sub>2</sub>. During solution heat treatment most of the primary precipitates of intermetallic phases, like θ-Al<sub>2</sub>Cu, β-Mg<sub>2</sub>Si, and Q-Al<sub>4</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub>Mg<sub>8</sub>Si<sub>7</sub>, were dissolved in the solid solution α-Al, and during natural and artificial aging they precipitate as strengthening phases θ-Al<sub>2</sub>Cu and Q-Al<sub>4</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub>Mg<sub>8</sub>Si<sub>7</sub> with high dispersion. The highest hardness—150.3 HB—of 2017A alloy was obtained after solution heat treatment from 510 °C and aging at 175 °C. In the static tensile test the mechanical (R<sub>m</sub> and R<sub>p0</sub>.<sub>2</sub>) and plastic (A<sub>5</sub>) properties were determined for 2017A alloy in the cast state and after T4 heat treatment. The highest strength properties—tensile strength R<sub>m</sub> = 450.5 MPa and yield strength R<sub>0</sub>.<sub>2</sub> = 268.7 MPa with good relative elongation A<sub>5</sub> = 14.65%, were obtained after solution heat treatment at 510 °C/6 h/water quenching and natural aging at 25 °C for 70 h. The alloy manufactured from recycled scrap is characterized by relatively high mechanical properties.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/1/89aluminium alloysrecyclingmicrostructureheat treatmentmechanical propertiesLM |
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Mrówka-Nowotnik Grażyna Kamil Gancarczyk Andrzej Nowotnik Kamil Dychtoń Grzegorz Boczkal Microstructure and Properties of As-Cast and Heat-Treated 2017A Aluminium Alloy Obtained from Scrap Recycling Materials aluminium alloys recycling microstructure heat treatment mechanical properties LM |
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Mrówka-Nowotnik Grażyna Kamil Gancarczyk Andrzej Nowotnik Kamil Dychtoń Grzegorz Boczkal |
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Microstructure and Properties of As-Cast and Heat-Treated 2017A Aluminium Alloy Obtained from Scrap Recycling |
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Microstructure and Properties of As-Cast and Heat-Treated 2017A Aluminium Alloy Obtained from Scrap Recycling |
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Microstructure and Properties of As-Cast and Heat-Treated 2017A Aluminium Alloy Obtained from Scrap Recycling |
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Microstructure and Properties of As-Cast and Heat-Treated 2017A Aluminium Alloy Obtained from Scrap Recycling |
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Microstructure and Properties of As-Cast and Heat-Treated 2017A Aluminium Alloy Obtained from Scrap Recycling |
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microstructure and properties of as-cast and heat-treated 2017a aluminium alloy obtained from scrap recycling |
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The continuous increase in the consumption of aluminium and its alloys has led to an increase in the amount of aluminium scrap. Due to environmental protection, and to reduce the costs of manufacturing aluminum in recent years, a lot of research is devoted to recycling of aluminum alloys. The paper presents the results of research concerning the possibility of manufacturing standardized alloy 2017A from commercial and post-production scrap by continuous casting. Obtained from recycling process ingots were subjected to analysis of chemical composition and intermetallic phase composition. Based on the results of light microscopy (LM), scanning electron microscopy + electron dispersive spectroscopy (SEM + EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) the following phases in the as-cast state were identified: θ-Al<sub>2</sub>Cu, β-Mg<sub>2</sub>Si, Al<sub>7</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub>Fe, Q-Al<sub>4</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub>Mg<sub>8</sub>Si<sub>7</sub>, and α-Al<sub>15</sub>(FeMn)<sub>3</sub>(SiCu)<sub>2</sub>. During solution heat treatment most of the primary precipitates of intermetallic phases, like θ-Al<sub>2</sub>Cu, β-Mg<sub>2</sub>Si, and Q-Al<sub>4</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub>Mg<sub>8</sub>Si<sub>7</sub>, were dissolved in the solid solution α-Al, and during natural and artificial aging they precipitate as strengthening phases θ-Al<sub>2</sub>Cu and Q-Al<sub>4</sub>Cu<sub>2</sub>Mg<sub>8</sub>Si<sub>7</sub> with high dispersion. The highest hardness—150.3 HB—of 2017A alloy was obtained after solution heat treatment from 510 °C and aging at 175 °C. In the static tensile test the mechanical (R<sub>m</sub> and R<sub>p0</sub>.<sub>2</sub>) and plastic (A<sub>5</sub>) properties were determined for 2017A alloy in the cast state and after T4 heat treatment. The highest strength properties—tensile strength R<sub>m</sub> = 450.5 MPa and yield strength R<sub>0</sub>.<sub>2</sub> = 268.7 MPa with good relative elongation A<sub>5</sub> = 14.65%, were obtained after solution heat treatment at 510 °C/6 h/water quenching and natural aging at 25 °C for 70 h. The alloy manufactured from recycled scrap is characterized by relatively high mechanical properties. |
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aluminium alloys recycling microstructure heat treatment mechanical properties LM |
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