ISSN:
1662-9752
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Aluminium foam sandwich panels (AFS) made of a low-density aluminium alloyAlSi6Cu6 foam core and two dense 6082 alloy face sheets were fabricated, after which the panelswere subjected to two different heat treatments. First, the AFS panels were aged to increase theirstrength without further solution heat treatment and fast quenching, a process which resembles a T5treatment. Second, to define a reference point the face sheets of AFS samples were cut off the foamand subjected to a full T6 treatment. Hardness profiles were measured across the thickness of theface sheets after the two different treatments and the microstructure was investigated. The mainconclusion is that mechanical performance of AFS panels can be considerably increased by heattreatment without full solution heat treatment (T5), but without reaching the level of a full T6treatment. The potential use of an easy to apply T5 treatment is an important cost reducing factor
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/02/13/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FMSF.519-521.1221.pdf
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