Enhancement of the Electrical Conductivity and Mechanical Properties of Al-Mg-Si and Al-Mg-Zn Ternary Systems After a T8 Heat Treatment
The present research focuses on enhancing the mechanical properties and the electrical conductivity of alloys corresponding to the Al-Mg-Zn (two different compositions) and Al-Mg-Si systems, compared with the commercial 6201-T8 and 1350-H16 alloys, by using a novel approach based on T8 tempering (solution heat treated, cold worked, then artificially aged). After T8 tempering, the Al-Mg-Zn and Al-Mg-Si alloy systems show a better combination of electrical and mechanical properties, with an enhancement of the electrical conductivity by about 2.8% compared to that of 1350 alloy and 13% higher than for the 6201 alloy series. All studied alloys exhibit better mechanical properties than 1350-H16 and are similar to those of 6201-T8.
Authors
- I. Estrada‐Guel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4529-8643)
- José Manuel Mendoza-Duarte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8901-9183)
- Enrique Rocha‐Rangel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8654-3679)
- P A Guerrero-Seañez
- José de Jesús Cruz-Rivera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1327-971X)
- C.G. Garay-Reyes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0524-8921)
- Roberto Martínez-Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9130-4450)
- Emmanuel J. Gutiérrez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8096-3135)
- X Atanacio-Sánchez
- A. Martinez-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2010-3299)
- Sergio González-Sánchez
Institutions
- Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (MX)
- Northumbria University (GB)
- Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Metals
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/met14111286
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.90