Statistical Model for the Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag Alloys at High Temperatures

Aluminum alloys for high-temperature applications have been the focus of many investigations lately. The main concern in such alloys is to maintain mechanical properties during operation at high temperatures. Grain coarsening and instability of precipitates could be the main reasons behind mechanica...

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Main Authors: A. M. Al-Obaisi, E. A. El-Danaf, A. E. Ragab, M. S. Soliman, A. N. Alhazaa
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1691465
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author A. M. Al-Obaisi
E. A. El-Danaf
A. E. Ragab
M. S. Soliman
A. N. Alhazaa
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A. E. Ragab
M. S. Soliman
A. N. Alhazaa
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description Aluminum alloys for high-temperature applications have been the focus of many investigations lately. The main concern in such alloys is to maintain mechanical properties during operation at high temperatures. Grain coarsening and instability of precipitates could be the main reasons behind mechanical strength deterioration in these applications. Therefore, Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys were proposed for such conditions due to the high stability of Ω precipitates. Four different compositions of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys, designed based on half-factorial design, were cast, homogenized, hot-rolled, and isothermally aged for different durations. The four alloys were tensile-tested at room temperature as well as at 190 and 250°C at a constant initial strain rate of 0.001 s−1, in two aging conditions, namely, underaged and peak-aged. The alloys demonstrated good mechanical properties at both aging times. However, underaged conditions displayed better thermal stability. Statistical models, based on fractional factorial design of experiments, were constructed to relate the experiments output (yield strength and ultimate tensile strength) with the studied process parameters, namely, tensile testing temperature, aging time, and copper, magnesium, and silver contents. It was shown that the copper content had a great effect on mechanical properties. Also, more than 80% of the variation of the high-temperature data was explained through the generated statistical models.
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spelling doaj-art-7c2cd253c4d348f68a7f619a0d0506592025-02-03T01:21:58ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422017-01-01201710.1155/2017/16914651691465Statistical Model for the Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag Alloys at High TemperaturesA. M. Al-Obaisi0E. A. El-Danaf1A. E. Ragab2M. S. Soliman3A. N. Alhazaa4Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaIndustrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaPhysics & Astronomy Department, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaAluminum alloys for high-temperature applications have been the focus of many investigations lately. The main concern in such alloys is to maintain mechanical properties during operation at high temperatures. Grain coarsening and instability of precipitates could be the main reasons behind mechanical strength deterioration in these applications. Therefore, Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys were proposed for such conditions due to the high stability of Ω precipitates. Four different compositions of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys, designed based on half-factorial design, were cast, homogenized, hot-rolled, and isothermally aged for different durations. The four alloys were tensile-tested at room temperature as well as at 190 and 250°C at a constant initial strain rate of 0.001 s−1, in two aging conditions, namely, underaged and peak-aged. The alloys demonstrated good mechanical properties at both aging times. However, underaged conditions displayed better thermal stability. Statistical models, based on fractional factorial design of experiments, were constructed to relate the experiments output (yield strength and ultimate tensile strength) with the studied process parameters, namely, tensile testing temperature, aging time, and copper, magnesium, and silver contents. It was shown that the copper content had a great effect on mechanical properties. Also, more than 80% of the variation of the high-temperature data was explained through the generated statistical models.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1691465
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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
title Statistical Model for the Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag Alloys at High Temperatures
title_full Statistical Model for the Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag Alloys at High Temperatures
title_fullStr Statistical Model for the Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag Alloys at High Temperatures
title_full_unstemmed Statistical Model for the Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag Alloys at High Temperatures
title_short Statistical Model for the Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag Alloys at High Temperatures
title_sort statistical model for the mechanical properties of al cu mg ag alloys at high temperatures
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1691465
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