Abstract
Under production conditions articles are not placed in the furnace for aging immediately after hardening. The duration of exposure at room temperature between hardening and tempering has a considerable effect on the properties of aluminum alloys.
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All-Union Institute of Aviation Materials, Moscow. Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 1, pp. 22–24, January, 1994.
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Cherkasov, V.V., Pobezhimov, P.P., Parkhomenko, N.A. et al. Effect of the exposure time between hardening and tempering on the structure and mechanical properties of an Al-Mg-Zn alloy. Met Sci Heat Treat 36, 35–37 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01408600
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