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Aluminiumlegierungen mit besonders hoher Festigkeit werden vor allem in der Luft- und Raumfahrt sowie der Automobilindustrie eingesetzt. Ein Anwendungsbeispiel im Fahrzeugbereich sind Radialverdichterräder von Abgasturboladern. Der hierfür untersuchte Werkstoff ist die Legierung 2618A. Die hohe Festigkeit wird durch Ausscheidungshärtung erreicht. Es scheiden sich hierbei durch eine entsprechende Wärmebehandlung Al-Cu-Mg-Teilchen in die Aluminium-Matrix aus. Diese Teilchen stellen Hindernisse für die Bewegung von Versetzungen dar und haben im Fall der Legierung 2618A stabförmige Geometrie. Durch Einsatz bei Betriebstemperatur von etwa 160 °C bis 190 °C vergröbern die Teilchen im Verlauf der Einsatzzeit (Ostwaldreifung) und die Festigkeit nimmt ab.
Der Zwischenbericht soll einen Überblick über die bisherigen experimentellen und theoretischen Ergebnisse geben. Es konnten Brinell-Härteverläufe nach Auslagerung bei 160 °C, 180 °C und 190 °C bis 8.760 h Auslagerungszeit gemessen werden. Erste TEM (Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie )-Untersuchungen der Mikrostruktur liegen vor. Anhand dieser Untersuchungen wurden erste Simulationen und Berechnungen der AI-Cu-Mg-Teilchengrößenentwicklung (Vergröberung) durchgeführt. Auswirkungen dieser Vergröberung der AlCu-Mg-Teilchen auf die Fließgrenze bei Raumtemperatur wurden berechnet. Weitere Ergebnisse sind Kriechversuche an Proben im Ausgangszustand T61 der Legierung 2618A bei den Temperaturen 160 °C, 180 °C und 190 °C. Um das zyklische visko-plastische Verhalten des Werkstoffes und den Einfluss der Alterung zu untersuchen, wurden LCF-Ermüdungsversuche an verschiedenen Auslagerungszuständen durchgeführt.
The aluminium alloy 2618A is an Al-Cu-Mg alloy which is part of the 2xxx series of age-hardenable alloys. These materials are designed for long-term Operation in transportation and aerospace industries. The desired properties, e.g. creep behavior, hardness, and damage tolerance, are controlled by the distribution of fine precipitates formed within the matrix. However, the strength of the material declines du ring exposition to elevated temperatures due to the overageing of the S-phase precipitates (AI2CuMg) and the conversion of the S-phase into the stable equilibrium S-phase. A quantitative model of the overageing process at application relevant temperatures would be desirable for accurate predictions of component lifetime made from the 2618A alloy.
A study was made on the effect of creep loading on the precipitate radii evolution of the aluminum alloy 2618A.
The overageing process of the alloy was investigated under load at a temperature of 190 °C with stresses between 79 and 181 MPa and compared to stress free isothermal ageing. The precipitates responsible for strength were characterized using dark-field transmission electron microscopy (DFTEM). This allows the experimental Determination of radii distributions of the rod-shaped Al2CuMg precipitates and the evaluation regarding their mean precipitate radius. It was found that the mean precipitate radius enables the comparison of the different microstructural conditions of crept and uncrept samples. The mean precipitate radii of the samples experiencing creep are significantly higher than those of undeformed samples. It was shown that the acquired radii distributions are viable to determine averaged particle radii for comparison of the aged samples. A ripening process including pipe diffusion along dislocations describes the data on coarsening very well for the creep samples.
The aluminum alloy 2618A is applied for engine components such as radial compressor wheels which operate for long time at elevated temperatures. This results in coarsening of the hardening precipitates and degradation in mechanical properties during the long-term operation, which is not taken into account in the current lifetime prediction models due to the lack of quantitative microstructural and mechanical data. To address this issue, a quantitative investigation on the evolution of precipitates during long-term aging at 190 °C for up to 25,000 h was conducted. Detailed transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was combined with Brinell hardness measurements and thorough differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) experiments. The results showthat GPB zones and S-phase Al2CuMg grow up to < 1,000 h during which the GPB zones dissolve and S-phase precipitates form. For longer aging times, only S-phase precipitates coarsen, which can be well described using the Lifshitz–Slyozov Wagner theory of ripening. A thorough understanding of the underlying microstructural processes is a prerequisite to enable the integration of aging behavior into the established lifetime models for components manufactured from alloy 2618A.
Dark-field Transmission electron microscopy (DFTEM) results were obtained and presented. The results are discussed with regard to additional microstructural characterisation of the primyra Phase and creep experiments of alloy 2618A. Different methods to determine the volume fractions of precipitate phases are presented.
Materials subjected to high-temperature service conditions will change their microstructure with time. Associated with this aging process is a change of mechanical properties as well as a change of damage mechanisms. Within the scope of the FVV project Aging and Lifetime, Fraunhofer IWM in Freiburg and BAM in Berlin (both Germany) experimentally characterized the widespread high-temperature aluminum alloy EN AW-2618A in different overaging states. Based on the experimental findings, models for numerical lifetime assessment with the finite-element method were implemented.
The aluminum alloy 2618A is an Al-Cu-Mg alloy with additions of Fe and Ni, which was designed for long-term operation at elevated temperature in transportation and aerospace industries. Typical applications include aircraft parts and structures (sheet material) or engine components such as turbo charger centrifugal compressor wheels (forged material). Such components are subjected to prolonged aging during service, (e.g. 50 000 h) at temperatures which are close to their age hardening temperature (ca. 190 °C).
The microstructural evolution during creep exposure is studied.