3th WCSET-2014 at Nepal
Mechanical Engineering / Sustainable Energy Session:
Title:
Effect of Artificial Aging on Strength and Wear Behavior
of Solutionized Aluminium 6061 Alloy
Authors:
Gowrishankar M. C., Shravan, Rakesh, Jayashree P.K.,
Achutha Kini, S. S. Sharma
Abstract: The
strength of Al6061 alloy can be improved by
precipitation hardening, during the precipitation of
metastable phases formed by supersaturated solid
solution. The experimental study is focused on
artificial ageing of solutionized Al6061 alloy at 100o,
150o and 200o C. The peak hardness is obtained at
different aging temperature by plotting hardness v/s
time. The peak aging duration is observed to vary
between 3 to 10 hours depending on aging temperature. As
the aging temperature decreases the precipitation of
secondary solute rich phases takes place in the more
number of intermediate stages. The intermediate phases
strain the lattice during their precipitation to enhance
the mechanical properties, so better mechanical property
is observed at lower aging temperature. In this paper,
mechanical properties such as microhardness, tensile
strength, and wear resistance have been studied to
determine the effect of artificial ageing on Al6061
alloy. However, under identical heat treatment
conditions, the precipitation hardened alloy exhibited
better mechanical properties in comparison with as-cast
alloy.
Keywords: Al6061
alloy; Artificial aging; Micro hardness; Tensile
strength; Wear strength
Pages:
388-393