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Investigation of Quench Sensitivity and Microstructure Evolution During Isothermal Treatment in 2195 Al–Li Alloy

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To investigate the quenching sensitivity of the 2195 Al–Li alloy rolled sheet and guide the design of the quenching process, the time–temperature-property (TTP) curves of this material were researched through interrupted quenching experiments. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were used to characterize the evolution of precipitates during isothermal treatment. The results of this essay demonstrated that the nose temperature of 2195 Al–Li alloy is around 370 °C and the temperature range of quenching sensitivity is 340 °C to 400 °C. The microstructure observation revealed that the T1 particles precipitate and grow rapidly at the temperature from 340 to 400 °C, which is due to the high nucleation rate of phase and fast solute diffusion kinetics, especially at the nose temperature. The needle-shaped θ′/θ″ and T1 particles grow up quickly as the isothermal preservation time prolonged, leading to the decrease of the supersaturated solid solution of the matrix. This will reduce the number of the age-induced precipitate and weaken the subsequent age hardening effect. Therefore, the rate of cooling should be increased in the quenching sensitivity range (340–400 °C) to inhibit the precipitation of the second phase and obtain excellent mechanical properties. While in other temperature ranges, the cooling rate should be decreased appropriately to reduce residual stress. The appropriate average cooling rate is recommended to be around 13 °C s−1 at the temperature from 340 to 400 °C.

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Acknowledgements

This work was accomplished through the cooperation with Southwest Aluminum Group Company and supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant number 51875583]. We would like to thank Fei Dong, Jingjing Zhang, Wanfu Guo, and Shan Guo for English language editing and Ke Huang, Jiaguo Tang, Chenguang Wang, and Jingting Yang for their help and fruitful discussions.

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  1. Light Alloy Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Zhiwu Zhang, Youping Yi & Hailin He

  2. State Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Zhiwu Zhang, Youping Yi, Shiquan Huang & Hailin He

  3. School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Youping Yi & Shiquan Huang

  4. Southwest Aluminum Group Co., Ltd, Chongqing, 401326, China

    Wen You & Yonglin Guo

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Zhang, Z., Yi, Y., You, W. et al. Investigation of Quench Sensitivity and Microstructure Evolution During Isothermal Treatment in 2195 Al–Li Alloy. Met. Mater. Int. 28, 1423–1432 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-021-01000-y

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