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Investigation of the T4 and T6 heat treatment cycles of semi-solid processed aluminium alloy A356

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dc.contributor.author Moller, H
dc.contributor.author Govender, G
dc.contributor.author Stumpf, WE
dc.date.accessioned 2009-12-10T12:24:22Z
dc.date.available 2009-12-10T12:24:22Z
dc.date.issued 2008
dc.identifier.citation Moller, H, Govender, G and Stumpf, WE. 2008. Investigation of the T4 and T6 heat treatment cycles of semi-solid processed aluminium alloy A356. Open Materials Science Journal, Vol. 2. pp 11-18 en
dc.identifier.issn 1874-088X
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3829
dc.description Copyright: 2009 Bentham Open. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Bentham Open for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in the journal, Open Materials Science Journal, Vol. 2, pp 11-18 en
dc.description.abstract The heat treatment cycles that are currently applied to semi-solid processed components are mostly those that are in use for dendritic casting alloys. These heat treatments are not necessarily the optimum treatments. It is shown that a decrease of the solution treatment time at 540 C from 6 hours to 1 hour does not alter the T4 or T6 tensile properties of the SSM processed A356 alloy. Slightly better impact properties are obtained with the shorter solution treatment. This could lead to time and energy savings. Natural aging prior to artificial aging causes the time-to-peak-hardness to be longer compared to the time when only artificial aging is used. Quenching after solution treatment in water at 70 C results in slightly lower tensile properties than after quenching in water at 25 C. The magnesium content of alloy A356 has a significant influence on the T4 and T6 properties of the alloy. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Bentham Open en
dc.subject Semi-solid metal processing en
dc.subject Heat treatment en
dc.subject Aluminium alloy en
dc.subject Alloy A356 en
dc.subject Casting alloys en
dc.subject Tensile properties en
dc.subject Natural aging en
dc.subject Materials science en
dc.title Investigation of the T4 and T6 heat treatment cycles of semi-solid processed aluminium alloy A356 en
dc.type Article en
dc.identifier.apacitation Moller, H., Govender, G., & Stumpf, W. (2008). Investigation of the T4 and T6 heat treatment cycles of semi-solid processed aluminium alloy A356. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3829 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Moller, H, G Govender, and WE Stumpf "Investigation of the T4 and T6 heat treatment cycles of semi-solid processed aluminium alloy A356." (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3829 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Moller H, Govender G, Stumpf W. Investigation of the T4 and T6 heat treatment cycles of semi-solid processed aluminium alloy A356. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3829. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Moller, H AU - Govender, G AU - Stumpf, WE AB - The heat treatment cycles that are currently applied to semi-solid processed components are mostly those that are in use for dendritic casting alloys. These heat treatments are not necessarily the optimum treatments. It is shown that a decrease of the solution treatment time at 540 C from 6 hours to 1 hour does not alter the T4 or T6 tensile properties of the SSM processed A356 alloy. Slightly better impact properties are obtained with the shorter solution treatment. This could lead to time and energy savings. Natural aging prior to artificial aging causes the time-to-peak-hardness to be longer compared to the time when only artificial aging is used. Quenching after solution treatment in water at 70 C results in slightly lower tensile properties than after quenching in water at 25 C. The magnesium content of alloy A356 has a significant influence on the T4 and T6 properties of the alloy. DA - 2008 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Semi-solid metal processing KW - Heat treatment KW - Aluminium alloy KW - Alloy A356 KW - Casting alloys KW - Tensile properties KW - Natural aging KW - Materials science LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2008 SM - 1874-088X T1 - Investigation of the T4 and T6 heat treatment cycles of semi-solid processed aluminium alloy A356 TI - Investigation of the T4 and T6 heat treatment cycles of semi-solid processed aluminium alloy A356 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3829 ER - en_ZA


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