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Aging Characteristics of an Aluminum-4.5% Copper-1.5% Magnesium Alloy

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Date Issued:
1977
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Florida Technological University College of Engineering Thesis; The effects of quenching conditions, single-step and two-step aging treatments on the tensile properties of an AL-4.5%Cu-1.5%Mg alloy has been investigated. Results indicate that two distinctly different precipitates of GPB and S' form during aging. Single-step aging at 140°C, 160°C and 190°C indicated that 24 hours at 160°C produced optimum strength (67 ksi UTS). Two-step aging for 3 days at 140°C plus 190°C resulted in a slight increase in strength over single step aging at 190°C. Slow (oil) quenching as well as direct quenching improved the tensile properties when aged at 190°C. Reversion occurred slowly over the temperature range 250°C to 350°C.
Title: Aging Characteristics of an Aluminum-4.5% Copper-1.5% Magnesium Alloy.
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Name(s): Sulouff, Robert E., Author
Smith, William F., Committee Chair
Engineering, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 1977
Publisher: Florida Technological University
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: Florida Technological University College of Engineering Thesis; The effects of quenching conditions, single-step and two-step aging treatments on the tensile properties of an AL-4.5%Cu-1.5%Mg alloy has been investigated. Results indicate that two distinctly different precipitates of GPB and S' form during aging. Single-step aging at 140°C, 160°C and 190°C indicated that 24 hours at 160°C produced optimum strength (67 ksi UTS). Two-step aging for 3 days at 140°C plus 190°C resulted in a slight increase in strength over single step aging at 190°C. Slow (oil) quenching as well as direct quenching improved the tensile properties when aged at 190°C. Reversion occurred slowly over the temperature range 250°C to 350°C.
Identifier: CFR0011985 (IID), ucf:53095 (fedora)
Note(s): 1977-01-01
M.S.
Engineering
Masters
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Electronically reproduced by the University of Central Florida from a book held in the John C. Hitt Library at the University of Central Florida, Orlando.
Subject(s): Aluminum copper magnesium alloys -- Testing
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFR0011985
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Host Institution: UCF

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