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An Analysis of Strengthening Mechanisms and Rate-Dependence in a High Strength Aluminum Alloy

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Title An Analysis of Strengthening Mechanisms and Rate-Dependence in a High Strength Aluminum Alloy
 
Creator Cao, B
Shaeffer, M
Cadel, D
Ramesh, K T
Prasad, Sanjay
 
Subject Mechanical Engineering
 
Description We examine the strengthening mechanisms within a high-strength aluminum alloy with the objective of providing guidelines for increased strength. First, we measure the mechanical behavior of the age-hardenable Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy known as Al 2139 in the T8 condition, and observe strengths of 500 MPa at quasistatic strain rates and average strengths of up to 600 MPa at high strain rates. Next, we explore the reasons for the high strength of this alloy by considering the contributions of various strengthening mechanisms to the total strength of the material. Finally, we develop an analytical approach to estimating the strengthening developed through the mechanism of dislocation cutting of closely spaced plate-like semi-coherent precipitates. Our results suggest that dislocation cutting of the Ω phase is the primary strengthening mechanism in this alloy.
 
Publisher Springer
 
Date 2018-03
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Relation https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40870-017-0136-0
http://eprints.nmlindia.org/7783/
 
Identifier Cao, B and Shaeffer, M and Cadel, D and Ramesh, K T and Prasad, Sanjay (2018) An Analysis of Strengthening Mechanisms and Rate-Dependence in a High Strength Aluminum Alloy. Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials, 4(1) (IF-1.812). pp. 6-17.