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Effect of heat treatment on the distribution and volume fraction of Mg2Si in structural aluminum alloy 6063

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The structure and properties of an aluminum alloy after extrusion in cast and homogenized states are studied. Commercial billets are melted in a horizontal continuous casting installation. After homogenizing the billets are used for fabricating shapes of specified form in an extrusion press. The shapes are subjected to final aging. The volume fraction and the distribution of the second Mg2Si phase are determined after different kinds of treatment. The structure and mechanical properties of shapes obtained from cast and homogenized billets are compared after aging and without aging. The effect of homogenizing on the properties of the alloy after extrusion is analyzed.

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  1. Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan

    G. Al-Marahleh

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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 5, pp. 17–21, May, 2006.

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Al-Marahleh, G. Effect of heat treatment on the distribution and volume fraction of Mg2Si in structural aluminum alloy 6063. Met Sci Heat Treat 48, 205–209 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-006-0071-5

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