Increasing the Strength and Electrical Conductivity of AA6101 Aluminum by Nanostructuring

Industrial scale nanostructuring via High shear Deformation (HSD) can alter the properties of metals and alloys to increase their Performance and extend their lifetimes. These factors in combination facilitate the use of lightweight alloys for transportation applications. This work examines how nano...

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Published inLight Metals 2019 pp. 1507 - 1513
Main Authors Meagher, Rilee C., Hayne, Mathew L., DuClos, Julie, Davis, Casey F., Lowe, Terry C., Ungár, Tamás, Arfaei, Babak
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2019
Springer International Publishing
SeriesThe Minerals, Metals & Materials Series
Subjects
Aluminum conductors
High shear
Light weighting
Precipitation
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Summary:Industrial scale nanostructuring via High shear Deformation (HSD) can alter the properties of metals and alloys to increase their Performance and extend their lifetimes. These factors in combination facilitate the use of lightweight alloys for transportation applications. This work examines how nanostructuring Aluminum alloys can improve the fuel economy of vehicles by reducing the weight of electrical wires. Applying HSD non-isothermally alters Precipitation, increasing the Electrical conductivity of Al-Mg-Si alloys to 57% IACS while also increasing Strength by over 50%. Microstructural Analysis of Al alloys before and after HSD Processing was performed to show how HSD changes grain size and precipitate size distribution.
ISBN:3030058638
9783030058630
ISSN:2367-1181
2367-1696
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-05864-7_190