Precipitation Behavior at Low Ageing Temperature in Al-Li Binary Alloy

Al-Li 2원 합금의 저온 시효석출 특성

  • Song, K.H. (Sam Sun Industrial Co.. LTD.) ;
  • Cheong, T.S. (Changwon Industrial Masters College) ;
  • Woo, K.D. (Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Chonbuk National University)
  • Published : 1992.12.31

Abstract

A study of the precipitation process of Al-Li binary alloy at low ageing temperature has been carried by electrical resistivity measurement. Two types of G.P.zones were formed during ageing at low temperature. G.P. (1) zone and G.P. (2) zone have been formed primarily at ageing temperature below $60^{\circ}C$ and at ageing temperature range of $80^{\circ}C$ to $100^{\circ}C$, respectively. Therefore the precipitation process of Al-Li binary alloy was as follows; G.P.(1) zone ${\rightarrow}$ G.P.(2) zone ${\rightarrow}{\delta}^{\prime}{\rightarrow}{\delta}$ G.P. (1) zone might be affected by excess vacancies, but G.P. (2) zone might be affected by secondary defects. clusters and Li-vacancy pairs. The activation energy for formation of G.P. (2) zone is 0.87eV. It is lower than that of Al-Cu alloy.

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