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Effect of Compressive Creep Aging on Microstructure and Properties of Al-x%Li-0.1%Sc Alloy

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The effect of different compression creep parameters on the creep behavior and microstructure of Al-x%Li-0.1%Sc alloy was studied. The Al-Li-Sc alloy with Li content of 1, 3 and 5% and Sc content of 0.1% was subjected to creep compression treatment for 24 h at 155, 175, 245, 285 and 325 °C. It is found that when the effective temperature and time are the same, the higher the content of Li in the sample, the more and finer the equiaxed grains, and the higher the microhardness of the corresponding sample. Additionally, it can be found that the alloys have different texture densities and the phenomenon of Al3Li and Al3 (Sc, Li) precipitates pinning dislocations at different temperature result in different properties with different Li contents under different creep parameters.

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The authors feel grateful to the Jiangxi technological innovation guidance program (International Science and technology cooperation project, Grant No: 20212BDH81005), Jiangxi science and technology research Youth Project (Grant No: GJJ210881), and the start-up fund of scientific research of Jiangxi University of Technology (Grant No: 205200100544) for financial support.

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Xiong, D., Chen, J. & Zhang, J. Effect of Compressive Creep Aging on Microstructure and Properties of Al-x%Li-0.1%Sc Alloy. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 33, 3592–3602 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-023-08242-4

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