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Transmission Electron Microscopic Investigations of Grain Boundary Beta Phase Precipitation in Al 5083 Aged at 373 K (100 °C)

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The fine-scale microstructure of an Al 5083 alloy sensitized at 373 K (100 °C) for 3, 7, 14, 30, 45, and 90 days has been investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study the evolution of the β phase (Al3Mg2) at grain boundaries. In fully sensitized Al 5083, the β phase (Al3Mg2) mostly forms heterogeneously at grain boundaries. TEM observations showed that the grain boundary precipitation of β phase was discrete up to 14 days of aging, and grain boundaries were fully covered by the β phase after 30 to 45 days of aging. The early stages of β growth on the grain boundaries are consistent with the collector-plate mechanism. We find no evidence of either Mg depletion or segregation at the grain boundaries. The initial growth rates as well as the thicknesses after long aging times are greater than can be accounted for by bulk diffusion of Mg to the grain boundaries. We suggest that dislocation pipe diffusion is necessary to account for the β growth rates.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Robert Kelly and Wasiu Adedeji of the University of Virginia for providing the aged specimens and ASTM G67 data. The raw material was provided by Francine Bovard, Alcoa, Inc.

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Goswami, R., Holtz, R.L. Transmission Electron Microscopic Investigations of Grain Boundary Beta Phase Precipitation in Al 5083 Aged at 373 K (100 °C). Metall Mater Trans A 44, 1279–1289 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1166-9

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