US20120202086A1 - Aluminum alloy that is not sensitive to quenching, as well as method for the production of a semi-finished product - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to an aluminum alloy that is not sensitive to quenching, and which is used for the production of high-strength forged pieces low in inherent tension, and high-strength extruded and rolled products. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the production of a semi-finished product from such an aluminum alloy.
- High-strength aluminum alloys are needed for the aeronautics and space industry, in particular, bearing hull, wing, and chassis parts which demonstrate high strength both under static stress and under dynamic stress.
- the required strength properties can be achieved, in the case of the aforementioned semi-finished products, by using alloys from the 7000 group (7xxx alloys), in accordance with the classification of aluminum alloys prepared by the Aluminum Association (AA).
- Die-forged pieces for parts that are subject to great stress in the aeronautics and space industry for example, parts made from the alloys AA 7075, AA 7175, AA 7475 and, particularly preferably, from the alloys AA 7049 and AA 7050, in America, and made from the alloys AA 7010, AA 7049A, and AA 7050A in Europe.
- a high-strength aluminum alloy of the aforementioned type is known from WO 02/052053 A1, or U.S. Pat. No. 6,972,110 issued on Dec. 6, 2005 to Chakrabarti et al., the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. That reference discloses an alloy having an increased zinc content as compared with earlier alloys of the same type, coupled with a reduced copper and magnesium content.
- the copper and magnesium content in the case of this previously known alloy amounts to less than 3.5%, in total.
- the copper content itself is indicated as being 1.2-2.2 wt.-%, preferably 1.6-2.2 wt.-%.
- this previously known alloy necessarily contains one or more elements from the group zirconium, scandium, and hafnium, with maximum proportions of 0.4 wt.-% zirconium, 0,4 wt.-% scandium, and 0.3 wt.-% hafnium.
- the semi-finished products should be subjected to a special heat treatment to produce the semi-finished products from one of the aforementioned alloys.
- These products can be in the form of forged pieces, wherein with this heat treatment, the extruded profiles, or the rolled sheets are treated to have the desired strength.
- This treatment includes quenching from solution heat temperature, in most cases combined with subsequent cold forming at medium thickness values of more than 50 mm.
- the cold forming serves to reduce the tensions induced during quenching.
- the step of cold forming can occur by means of cold upsetting or also by means of stretching the semi-finished product, typically by 1-3%.
- the semi-finished products produced should be as low in inherent tension as possible, to minimize any undesirable drawing during further processing.
- the semi-finished products and also the finished parts produced from them should be low in inherent tension, to give the designer the possibility of utilizing the entire material potential.
- the method steps to be used for the production of parts for aeronautics and space technology from the alloys AA 7050 as well as AA 7010, and also the maximum thickness of the semi-finished products used for the production of the parts are standardized and/or prescribed.
- the maximal permissible thickness is 200 mm and presupposes that after quenching, the semi-finished product is necessarily subjected to a cold forming step, for the reasons indicated above. With extruded and rolled products, cold forming can be achieved in a fairly simple manner, because of the geometry, which is generally simple, via stretching in the longitudinal direction.
- the invention further relates to a method for the production of a semi-finished product having the desired properties from this alloy.
- % chrome and at least one element selected from the group consisting of: hafnium, scandium, strontium and/or vanadium with a summary content of at most 1.0 wt. %.
- the alloy can also contain contaminants at proportions of at most 0.05 wt. % per element and a total proportion of at most 0.15 wt. %, wherein the remaining component includes aluminum.
- the sum of the alloy elements zinc and magnesium and copper is at least 9 wt. %
- the invention can also relate to a process for treating the above alloy. That process can include a series of steps including hot forming a plurality of homogenized bars via forging, extrusion and/or rolling in the temperature range of 350-440 degrees C. Next there can be a step of solution heat treating of a hot-formed semi-finished product at temperatures that are sufficiently high to bring the alloy elements necessary for hardening into solution uniformly distributed in the structure, preferably at 465-500 degrees C. Next, there can be the step of quenching of the solution heat treated semi-finished products in water, in a water/glycol mixture, or in a salt mixture at temperatures between 100 degrees C. and 170 degrees C.
- Step of cold forming of the quenched semi-finished product to reduce the inherent tensions that occurred during quenching in the quenching medium.
- step of artificial aging of the quenched semi-finished product in at least one stage, whereby the heating rates, holding times, and temperatures are adjusted for optimization of the properties.
- Semi-finished products having a medium thickness have temper hardening thickness values of 50-180 mm.
- Semi-finished products having a greater thickness have a temper hardening thickness of >180 mm.
- semi-finished products produced from the alloy can be mildly cooled, for example in a glycol/water mixture, without any noteworthy negative influence on the very good material properties, after subsequent warm settling. For this reason, the step of cold forming is not necessary for medium thickness values, since the inherent stresses induced with the mild cooling are non-critically low. Therefore it is possible to produce semi-finished products in the medium thickness range with this alloy, in a simple and inexpensive manner, namely without a cold-forming step that would otherwise be necessary.
- the advantageous properties of the alloy as described above can also be utilized to simplify the production process of a part for the production of which a semi-finished product having a greater starting thickness is required, and which part has a medium thickness after being processed.
- a semi-finished product having a greater thickness for example a forged one, is pre-processed by cutting, after the step of hot forming.
- the pre-processing is designed so that the semi-finished product, which will then be quenched within the course of hot forming, undergoes a reduction in thickness.
- This reduction in thickness is necessary for the production of the finished part, in any case, wherein the pre-processed semi-finished product can be subjected to heat treatment with mild quenching (glycol/water mixture), without performing a cold forming step that is otherwise necessary for greater thickness values.
- mild quenching glycol/water mixture
- semi-finished products having a medium thickness can therefore be quenched in mild manner, by means of glycol/water mixtures.
- semi-finished products having a greater thickness such mild quenching is not practical because of the minimum cooling speed that is required. Accordingly, semi-finished products having a greater thickness are quenched in water. As a result of this, these semi- finished products are subsequently subjected to cold forming, for example upsetting or stretching by 1-5%.
- the aforementioned properties of the semi-finished product produced from this alloy are unexpected, since contrary to the default values that result from the state of the art, the copper content is clearly lower than was the case for previously known high-strength aluminum alloys.
- the copper content is only 0.8-1.1 wt. %.
- the copper content is only about 50% of the preferred copper content of the aluminum alloys known from WO 02/052053 A1 or U.S. Pat. No. 6,972,110. It is surprising that very high strength values are achieved despite this. It is assumed that these properties are based on the balanced composition of the alloy components, which also includes the relative high zinc content values and the magnesium content that is adapted to this.
- the sum of the elements magnesium, copper, and zinc are at least 9 wt. %. It has been shown that the desired strength properties can only be achieved if the elements magnesium, copper, and zinc in total are more than 9 wt. %. This characteristic of the alloy is a measure of the fact that the products have the desired strength properties. This rule also determines the heat treatability of the semi-finished products produced with the alloy.
- the content will be limited to 0.2-0.7 wt. %, particularly to 0.20-0.40 wt. %
- the manganese content of the alloy was limited to a maximum 0.5 wt. %.
- the ability to through-harden an Al—Zn—Cu—Mg alloy decreases with an increasing manganese content. For this reason, the manganese content is limited.
- zirconium The reduced effect of the manganese with regard to controlling the structure is balanced out by means of adding zirconium. According to a preferred exemplary embodiment, the latter amounts to 0.14-0.20 wt. %.
- Zirconium also precipitates from the structure during homogenization of the extruded bars, in the form of zirconium aluminides. These aluminides are generally configured to be more micro-dispersed than the manganese aluminides. For this reason, they are particularly helpful with regard to controlling recrystallization.
- the zirconium aluminides that are formed are not made more coarse by the heat treatment that is provided, and are stable in the selected temperature ranges, in contrast to manganese aluminides. For this reason, zirconium is a necessary component of the alloy.
- the titanium contained in the alloy primarily serves for making the grain fine during extrusion molding.
- a value of 0.03-0.1 wt. % titanium is preferred, particularly 0.03-0.06 wt. % titanium added to the alloy.
- the desired properties are achieved if the alloy components are used in the proportions of the range indicated.
- Semi-finished products having the required properties can no longer be produced with an alloy in which one or more alloy components have a proportion that lies outside the range indicated.
- the semi-finished products are produced from this alloy with the following steps:
- the artificial aging of the quenched semi-finished product occurs in two stages.
- the semi-finished product is heated to a temperature of more than 100 degrees C. and held at this temperature for more than eight hours, and in the second stage, it is heated to more than 130 degrees C. and heated for more than five hours.
- These two stages can be performed directly following one another.
- the semi-finished product treated with the first stage can also cool off, and the second stage of artificial aging can be performed at a later point in time, without having to accept any disadvantages with regard to the desired properties of the semi-finished product.
- FIG. 2 is a flow chart for a process for producing the alloy.
- the two alloys Z1, Z2 have the following composition:
- the alloys Z1, Z2 were cast to produce extrusion blocks having a diameter of 370 mm, on an industrial scale.
- the extrusion blocks were homogenized to balance out the micro-segregation resulting from solidification.
- the blocks were homogenized in two stages, in a temperature range of 465 degrees C.-485 degrees C., and cooled.
- the homogenized blocks were pre-heated to 370 degrees C. and formed multiple times to produce free-form forged pieces having a thickness of 250 mm and to a width of 500 mm.
- the A 5 values are highest for the L direction, and reach at least 4% breaking elongation (A 5 ) for the two transverse directions.
- K.sub.IC values are listed as follows: TABLE-US-00003 Alloy Test Direction Position K.sub.IC (MPa m) R.sub.p0.2 (MPa) Z1 L-T Edge 30.5 529 L-T Core 32.9 504 T-L Edge 23.1 516 T-L Core 20.4 502 Z2 L-T Edge 30.3 514 L-T Core 35.9 520 T-L Edge 23.6 514 T-L Core 21.8 508
- the stress crack corrosion resistance was determined on round samples for the LT and the ST position, according to ASTM G47 (alternating immersion test). The results are listed below for the alloy Z1: TABLE-US-00004 Electrical Stress Direction Stress Mpa Duration (Days) Conductivity LT 320>30 34.7 ST 320>30 34.7
- forged pieces having the same parameters were produced from the alloy Z1.
- the forged pieces were cold-upset in the short transverse direction (ST) after solution heat treatment and quenching, to reduce the inherent stresses resulting from quenching.
- ST short transverse direction
- the strength properties were determined at room temperature, in the sample positions “long” (L), “long-transverse” (LT), and “short-transverse” (ST).
- K.sub.IC values are listed in the following table: TABLE-US-00006 Alloy Test Direction Position K.sub.IC (MPa m) R.sub.p0.2 (MPa) Z1 L-T Edge 30.5 529 L-T Core 32.9 504 T-L Edge 23.1 516 T-L Core 20.4 502 Z1 +Cold L-T Edge 38.9 485 Upsetting L-T Core 42.2 448 T-L Edge 23.9 474 T-L Core 21.9 468
- free-form forged pieces having a thickness of 150 mm and a width of 500 mm were produced from alloy Z1 and, after solution heat treatment, were quenched in water or a water/glycol mixture with approximately 20% and approximately 40%, respectively, and warm settled as described above.
- One forged piece was additionally cold upset after being quenched in water.
- the influence of the various cooling media was determined on drawn samples that were taken from the forged pieces in the directions “long” (L), “long-transverse” (LT), and “short-transverse” (ST).
- the average strength properties of the alloy for a thickness of 150 mm for various cooling treatments are shown as follows: TABLE-US-00007 Quenching R.sub.p0.2 R.sub.m A.sub.5 Medium Stress Direction (MPa) (MPa) (%) Water(RT) L 551 573 10.3 LT 515 544 7.5 ST 505 549 8.0 Water (RT)+L 491 537 12.8 Cold upsetting LT 465 520 8.7 ST 430 513 8.5 Water/Glycol L 545 566 12.5 (16-20%) LT 520 547 7.2 ST 512 548 8.3 Water/Glycol L 503 529 12.2 (38-40%) LT 493 525 5.0 ST 487 526 5.6
- the K.sub.IC values are contained in the following table: TABLE-US-00008 Quenching Medium Test Direction K.sub.IC (MPa m) R.sub.p.02 Water (RT) L-T 36.8 551 T-L 23.8 515 Water (RT)+Cold L-T 39.1 491
- the alloy Z1 was also cast in another example, analogous to the first example, and blocks for extrusion were produced.
- the homogenized blocks were pre-heated to over 370 degrees C. and pressed into extrusion profiles having a rectangular cross-section, with a thickness of 40 mm and a width of 100 mm.
- the profiles were solution heat treated for at least 4 hours at 485 degrees C., quenched in water at room temperature, and subsequently artificially aged between 100 degrees C. and 160 degrees C., in two stages (first stage: >100 degrees C., >8 h; second stage: >130 degrees C., >5 h).
- the A.sub.5 values are highest for the L direction, and reach at least 7% breaking elongation (A.sub.5) for the two transverse directions.
- FIG. 1 shows a diagram representing the strength behavior of various AA 7xxx alloys as a function of the average cooling speed during quenching from solution heat treatment temperature. It is clearly evident in this representation that the loss in strength when using the claimed aluminum alloy is significantly less, even at low cooling speeds, than in the case of the comparison alloys AA 7075, AA 7010, and AA 7050.
- the strength values of the products/semi-finished products produced with the claimed alloy are significantly improved, in particular with regard to stress crack corrosion resistance, as compared with products of previously known alloys, which represents a result that was not foreseeable in the form that occurred.
- the results shown are also interesting in that the strength values described can be particularly presented with artificial aging that is carried out in only two stages.
- FIG. 2 shows a flow chart for a process for producing the alloy.
- step 1 comprises providing the alloy which is disclosed in the above examples.
- step 2 the alloy is hot formed as described above, and in step 3 , the alloy is solution heat treated as described above.
- step 4 the alloy is quenched, while in step 5 , the alloy is optionally cold formed, while in step 6 , the alloy is artificially aged as described above.
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An aluminum alloy that is not sensitive to quenching, for the production of high-strength forged pieces that are low in inherent tension, and high-strength extruded and rolled products, consisting of: 7.0-10.5 wt. % zinc, 1.0-2.5 wt. % magnesium, 0.1-1.15 wt. % copper, 0.06-0.25 wt. % zirconium, 0.02-0.15 wt. % titanium, at most 0.5 wt. % manganese, at most 0.6 wt. % silver, at most 0.10 wt. % silicon, at most 0.10 wt. % iron, at most 0.04 wt. % chrome, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of: hafnium, scandium, strontium and/or vanadium with a summary content of at most 1.0 wt. %. The alloy can also contain contaminants at proportions of at most 0.05 wt. % per element and a total proportion of at most 0.15 wt. %, wherein the remaining component includes aluminum.
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- This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/859,757 filed Aug. 19, 2010, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/334,813 filed Jan. 18, 2006, which further claims priority from German Application Serial No. 10 2005 002 390.8 filed on Jan. 19, 2005, wherein the disclosures of each of the above applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
- The invention relates to an aluminum alloy that is not sensitive to quenching, and which is used for the production of high-strength forged pieces low in inherent tension, and high-strength extruded and rolled products. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the production of a semi-finished product from such an aluminum alloy.
- High-strength aluminum alloys are needed for the aeronautics and space industry, in particular, bearing hull, wing, and chassis parts which demonstrate high strength both under static stress and under dynamic stress. The required strength properties can be achieved, in the case of the aforementioned semi-finished products, by using alloys from the 7000 group (7xxx alloys), in accordance with the classification of aluminum alloys prepared by the Aluminum Association (AA).
- Die-forged pieces for parts that are subject to great stress in the aeronautics and space industry, for example, parts made from the alloys AA 7075, AA 7175, AA 7475 and, particularly preferably, from the alloys AA 7049 and AA 7050, in America, and made from the alloys AA 7010, AA 7049A, and AA 7050A in Europe.
- A high-strength aluminum alloy of the aforementioned type is known from WO 02/052053 A1, or U.S. Pat. No. 6,972,110 issued on Dec. 6, 2005 to Chakrabarti et al., the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. That reference discloses an alloy having an increased zinc content as compared with earlier alloys of the same type, coupled with a reduced copper and magnesium content. The copper and magnesium content in the case of this previously known alloy amounts to less than 3.5%, in total. The copper content itself is indicated as being 1.2-2.2 wt.-%, preferably 1.6-2.2 wt.-%. In addition to the elements zinc, magnesium, and copper, this previously known alloy necessarily contains one or more elements from the group zirconium, scandium, and hafnium, with maximum proportions of 0.4 wt.-% zirconium, 0,4 wt.-% scandium, and 0.3 wt.-% hafnium.
- The semi-finished products should be subjected to a special heat treatment to produce the semi-finished products from one of the aforementioned alloys. These products can be in the form of forged pieces, wherein with this heat treatment, the extruded profiles, or the rolled sheets are treated to have the desired strength. This treatment includes quenching from solution heat temperature, in most cases combined with subsequent cold forming at medium thickness values of more than 50 mm. The cold forming serves to reduce the tensions induced during quenching. The step of cold forming can occur by means of cold upsetting or also by means of stretching the semi-finished product, typically by 1-3%. The semi-finished products produced should be as low in inherent tension as possible, to minimize any undesirable drawing during further processing. In addition, the semi-finished products and also the finished parts produced from them should be low in inherent tension, to give the designer the possibility of utilizing the entire material potential. For this reason, the method steps to be used for the production of parts for aeronautics and space technology from the alloys AA 7050 as well as
AA 7010, and also the maximum thickness of the semi-finished products used for the production of the parts, are standardized and/or prescribed. The maximal permissible thickness is 200 mm and presupposes that after quenching, the semi-finished product is necessarily subjected to a cold forming step, for the reasons indicated above. With extruded and rolled products, cold forming can be achieved in a fairly simple manner, because of the geometry, which is generally simple, via stretching in the longitudinal direction. With geometrically complicated forged pieces, on the other hand, it is only possible to achieve a uniformly high degree of upsetting with great effort and expense, if it is even possible at all. In the course of designing larger aircraft, larger and larger and, in particular, thicker and thicker forged parts are constantly required. - The invention relates to a high-strength aluminum alloy that is not sensitive to quenching, having the same or better strength properties as the
alloys AA 7010 and AA 7050 which, at the same time, has lower inherent tensions due to quenching after cold forming, and from which semi-finished products having a medium thickness can be produced having great strength and fracture resistance, without the need for a cold forming step to reduce inherent tensions induced by quenching. - The invention further relates to a method for the production of a semi-finished product having the desired properties from this alloy.
- A high-strength aluminum alloy that is not sensitive to quenching according to an embodiment of the invention, comprises an alloy consisting of: 7.0-10.5 wt. % zinc, 1.0-2.5 wt. % magnesium, 0.1-1.15 wt. % copper, 0.06-0.25 wt. % zirconium, 0.02-0.15 wt. % titanium, at most 0.5 wt. % manganese, at most 0.6 wt. % silver, at most 0.10 wt. % silicon, at most 0.10 wt. % iron, at most 0.04 wt. % chrome, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of: hafnium, scandium, strontium and/or vanadium with a summary content of at most 1.0 wt. %. The alloy can also contain contaminants at proportions of at most 0.05 wt. % per element and a total proportion of at most 0.15 wt. %, wherein the remaining component includes aluminum. In addition, the sum of the alloy elements zinc and magnesium and copper is at least 9 wt. %
- The invention can also relate to a process for treating the above alloy. That process can include a series of steps including hot forming a plurality of homogenized bars via forging, extrusion and/or rolling in the temperature range of 350-440 degrees C. Next there can be a step of solution heat treating of a hot-formed semi-finished product at temperatures that are sufficiently high to bring the alloy elements necessary for hardening into solution uniformly distributed in the structure, preferably at 465-500 degrees C. Next, there can be the step of quenching of the solution heat treated semi-finished products in water, in a water/glycol mixture, or in a salt mixture at temperatures between 100 degrees C. and 170 degrees C. Next there can be the step of cold forming of the quenched semi-finished product to reduce the inherent tensions that occurred during quenching in the quenching medium. Next there can be the step of artificial aging of the quenched semi-finished product, in at least one stage, whereby the heating rates, holding times, and temperatures are adjusted for optimization of the properties.
- The terms used within the scope of these explanations with regard to thickness are defined as follows: Semi-finished products having a medium thickness have temper hardening thickness values of 50-180 mm. Semi-finished products having a greater thickness have a temper hardening thickness of >180 mm.
- Even semi-finished products having a thickness of more than 200 mm, particularly of 250 mm or more can be produced with the alloy according to the invention that is not sensitive to quenching, having the desired great static and dynamic strength properties and, at the same time, good fracture resistance and good stress crack corrosion behavior. Only at these greater thickness values is a cold forming step carried out to reduce quenching-induced inherent stresses, for practical reasons.
- Furthermore, for medium thickness values, semi-finished products produced from the alloy can be mildly cooled, for example in a glycol/water mixture, without any noteworthy negative influence on the very good material properties, after subsequent warm settling. For this reason, the step of cold forming is not necessary for medium thickness values, since the inherent stresses induced with the mild cooling are non-critically low. Therefore it is possible to produce semi-finished products in the medium thickness range with this alloy, in a simple and inexpensive manner, namely without a cold-forming step that would otherwise be necessary.
- The advantageous properties of the alloy as described above can also be utilized to simplify the production process of a part for the production of which a semi-finished product having a greater starting thickness is required, and which part has a medium thickness after being processed. Such a semi-finished product having a greater thickness, for example a forged one, is pre-processed by cutting, after the step of hot forming. The pre-processing is designed so that the semi-finished product, which will then be quenched within the course of hot forming, undergoes a reduction in thickness. This reduction in thickness is necessary for the production of the finished part, in any case, wherein the pre-processed semi-finished product can be subjected to heat treatment with mild quenching (glycol/water mixture), without performing a cold forming step that is otherwise necessary for greater thickness values.
- Using an alloy according to an embodiment of the invention, semi-finished products having a medium thickness can therefore be quenched in mild manner, by means of glycol/water mixtures. With semi-finished products having a greater thickness, such mild quenching is not practical because of the minimum cooling speed that is required. Accordingly, semi-finished products having a greater thickness are quenched in water. As a result of this, these semi- finished products are subsequently subjected to cold forming, for example upsetting or stretching by 1-5%.
- The aforementioned properties of the semi-finished product produced from this alloy, as mentioned above, are unexpected, since contrary to the default values that result from the state of the art, the copper content is clearly lower than was the case for previously known high-strength aluminum alloys. According to a preferred exemplary embodiment, the copper content is only 0.8-1.1 wt. %. At this value, the copper content is only about 50% of the preferred copper content of the aluminum alloys known from WO 02/052053 A1 or U.S. Pat. No. 6,972,110. It is surprising that very high strength values are achieved despite this. It is assumed that these properties are based on the balanced composition of the alloy components, which also includes the relative high zinc content values and the magnesium content that is adapted to this. In the balanced composition of the alloy elements, which are only allowed in narrow limits, the sum of the elements magnesium, copper, and zinc are at least 9 wt. %. It has been shown that the desired strength properties can only be achieved if the elements magnesium, copper, and zinc in total are more than 9 wt. %. This characteristic of the alloy is a measure of the fact that the products have the desired strength properties. This rule also determines the heat treatability of the semi-finished products produced with the alloy.
- Particularly great static and dynamic strength properties and particular non-sensitivity to quenching are obtained, along with simultaneous great fracture resistance, if the copper content is 0.8-1.1 wt. % and the magnesium content is 1.6-1.8 wt. %. This corresponds to a zinc : magnesium ratio of 4.4-5.2. Thus, the copper content clearly lies below the maximal solubility for copper in the presence of the aforementioned magnesium content. This has the result that the proportion of insoluble phases that contain copper is very low, even taking into consideration the other alloy elements and accompanying elements. This directly results in an improvement of the dynamic properties and the fracture resistance.
- To further increase the strength of the alloy, it can be advantageous to add silver. For economic reasons, the content will be limited to 0.2-0.7 wt. %, particularly to 0.20-0.40 wt. %
- The manganese content of the alloy was limited to a maximum 0.5 wt. %. Manganese precipitates in the form of finely distributed manganese aluminides, which can furthermore contain part of the iron present in the alloy as a contaminant, in Al—Zn—Cu—Mg alloys, during the homogenization of the extruded bars. These manganese aluminides are helpful in controlling recrystallization of the structure during heat treatment of the formed semi-finished product. Experience has shown that the ability to through-harden an Al—Zn—Cu—Mg alloy decreases with an increasing manganese content. For this reason, the manganese content is limited.
- The reduced effect of the manganese with regard to controlling the structure is balanced out by means of adding zirconium. According to a preferred exemplary embodiment, the latter amounts to 0.14-0.20 wt. %. Zirconium also precipitates from the structure during homogenization of the extruded bars, in the form of zirconium aluminides. These aluminides are generally configured to be more micro-dispersed than the manganese aluminides. For this reason, they are particularly helpful with regard to controlling recrystallization. The zirconium aluminides that are formed are not made more coarse by the heat treatment that is provided, and are stable in the selected temperature ranges, in contrast to manganese aluminides. For this reason, zirconium is a necessary component of the alloy.
- The titanium contained in the alloy primarily serves for making the grain fine during extrusion molding. A value of 0.03-0.1 wt. % titanium is preferred, particularly 0.03-0.06 wt. % titanium added to the alloy.
- The desired properties are achieved if the alloy components are used in the proportions of the range indicated. Semi-finished products having the required properties can no longer be produced with an alloy in which one or more alloy components have a proportion that lies outside the range indicated.
- The semi-finished products are produced from this alloy with the following steps:
- Casting of Bars of the Alloy;
- Homogenization or homogenizing of the cast bars at a temperature that lies as close as possible below the starting melt temperature of the alloy, for a heating and holding time that is sufficient to achieve as uniform and as fine a distribution of the alloy elements in the cast structure as possible, preferably at 460-490 degrees C.;
- Hot forming of the homogenized bars by means of forging, extrusion and/or rolling, in the temperature range of 350-440 degrees C.;
- Solution heat treating of the hot-formed semi-finished product at temperatures that are sufficiently high to bring the alloy elements necessary for hardening into solution uniformly distributed in the structure, preferably at 465-500 degrees C.; Quenching of the solution heat treated semi-finished products in water, at a temperature between room temperature and 100 degrees C., or in a water/glycol mixture, or in a salt mixture at temperatures between 100 degrees C. and 170 degrees C.; and
- Artificial aging of the quenched semi-finished product, in one stage or multiple stages, wherein the heating rates, holding times, and temperatures are adjusted for optimization of the properties.
- There can be a method in which the artificial aging of the quenched semi-finished product occurs in two stages. In the first stage, the semi-finished product is heated to a temperature of more than 100 degrees C. and held at this temperature for more than eight hours, and in the second stage, it is heated to more than 130 degrees C. and heated for more than five hours. These two stages can be performed directly following one another. The semi-finished product treated with the first stage can also cool off, and the second stage of artificial aging can be performed at a later point in time, without having to accept any disadvantages with regard to the desired properties of the semi-finished product.
- With greater thickness values, despite the non-sensitivity of the alloy to quenching, it may be necessary to subject the semi-finished product to a cold forming step after the step of quenching, to reduce the inherent stresses that occurred during quenching. It is practical if this occurs by means of upsetting or stretching of the semi-finished product by typically 1-5%.
- Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, which disclose one embodiment of the present invention. It should be understood, however, that the drawings are designed for the purpose of illustration only and not as a definition of the limits of the invention.
- In the drawings wherein similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views:
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FIG. 1 is a graph representing the strength behavior of various AA 7xxx alloys as a function of the average cooling speed during quenching from solution heat treatment temperature; and -
FIG. 2 is a flow chart for a process for producing the alloy. - The following are examples of different embodiments of the invention.
- To produce sample pieces to carry out the required strength studies, two typical alloy compositions of the claimed aluminum alloy were produced. The two alloys Z1, Z2 have the following composition:
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TABLE 1 Si Fe Cu Mn Mg Cr Zn Ti Zr Ti + Zr Alloy Z1 0.05 0.05 0.95 0.390 1.700 0.002 8.350 0.035 0.120 0.155 Alloy Z2 0.04 0.07 0.90 0.004 1.650 0.001 8.500 0.025 0.120 0.145 - The alloys Z1, Z2 were cast to produce extrusion blocks having a diameter of 370 mm, on an industrial scale. The extrusion blocks were homogenized to balance out the micro-segregation resulting from solidification. The blocks were homogenized in two stages, in a temperature range of 465 degrees C.-485 degrees C., and cooled.
- After the casting skin of the blocks produced in this manner had been lathed off, the homogenized blocks were pre-heated to 370 degrees C. and formed multiple times to produce free-form forged pieces having a thickness of 250 mm and to a width of 500 mm.
- Subsequently, the free-form forged pieces of alloy Z1 and Z2 were solution heat treated at 485 degrees C. for at least 4 hours, quenched in water at room temperature, and subsequently artificially aged between 100 degrees C. and 160 degrees C., wherein the artificial aging was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, the semi-finished product was heated to more than 100 degrees C. and held at this temperature for more than eight hours. The second stage, which was carried out immediately after the first stage, took place at a temperature of more than 130 degrees C. for more than five hours.
- Drawing samples were taken from the artificially aged free-form forged pieces, on which the strength properties at room temperature were determined in the sample positions “long” (L), “long-transverse” (LT), and “short-transverse” (ST). The average strength properties of the alloy Z1 and Z2 for a thickness of 250 mm with water quenching are shown in the following table:
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TABLE 2 Stress Alloy Direction Rp02 (MPa) RM (MPa) A (%) Z1 Z1 Z1 Z2 Z2 Z2 - Alloy Stress Direction R .sub.p02 (Mpa) Rm (Mpa) A.sub.5(%) Z1 L 504 523 11.2 LT 502 533 5.2 ST 498 522 8.0 Z2 L 520 528 8.6 LT 508 530 4.0 ST 511 525 5.1
- The results show that the R.sub.p02 and R.sub.m values are almost identical for all three stress directions, and lie above 490 MPa for the stretching limit (Rp02) and above 520 MPa for tensile strength. The A5 values are highest for the L direction, and reach at least 4% breaking elongation (A5) for the two transverse directions. The fracture resistance KIC of the sample positions L-T and T-L was determined using compact drawn samples (W=50 mm) from the same free-form forged pieces, according to ASTM-E 399. The K.sub.IC values are listed as follows: TABLE-US-00003 Alloy Test Direction Position K.sub.IC (MPa m) R.sub.p0.2 (MPa) Z1 L-T Edge 30.5 529 L-T Core 32.9 504 T-L Edge 23.1 516 T-L Core 20.4 502 Z2 L-T Edge 30.3 514 L-T Core 35.9 520 T-L Edge 23.6 514 T-L Core 21.8 508
- The stress crack corrosion resistance was determined on round samples for the LT and the ST position, according to ASTM G47 (alternating immersion test). The results are listed below for the alloy Z1: TABLE-US-00004 Electrical Stress Direction Stress Mpa Duration (Days) Conductivity LT 320>30 34.7 ST 320>30 34.7
- For both test directions, lifetimes of more than 30 days are obtained at stresses of 320 MPa. In typical specifications for high-strength Al alloys, such as for
AA 7050, for example, these lifetimes are demanded at minimum stresses of 240 MPa. This means that-the new alloy, despite clearly greater strength as compared with thealloy AA 7050, at the same time has a stress crack corrosion resistance that clearly lies above the minimum value forAA 7050. - Analogously, forged pieces having the same parameters were produced from the alloy Z1. In addition, the forged pieces were cold-upset in the short transverse direction (ST) after solution heat treatment and quenching, to reduce the inherent stresses resulting from quenching. After the subsequent hardening, which was performed in two stages, in accordance with the parameters indicated above, the strength properties were determined at room temperature, in the sample positions “long” (L), “long-transverse” (LT), and “short-transverse” (ST). The results for the alloy Z1 are listed in the following table: TABLE-US-00005 R .sub.p02 R.sub.m Alloy Stress Direction (MPa) (MPa) A.sub.5 (%) Z1 L 504 523 11.2 LT 502 533 5.2 ST 498 522 8.0 Z1+Cold Upsetting L 448 501 11.1 LT 468 516 6.7 ST 417 498 10.8
- The results show that the R.sub.p02 and R.sub.m values for all three stress directions are less, and that the lowest value was found for the short-transverse direction (ST). The A.sub.5 values are highest for the L direction, and reach-at least 6% breaking elongation (A.sub.5) for the two-transverse directions. The decrease in strength can be reduced by shortening the second hardening stage. The fracture strength K.sub.IC in sample positions L-T and T-L was determined according to ASTM-E 399, using compact drawn samples (W=50 mm) from the same free-form forged pieces. The K.sub.IC values are listed in the following table: TABLE-US-00006 Alloy Test Direction Position K.sub.IC (MPa m) R.sub.p0.2 (MPa) Z1 L-T Edge 30.5 529 L-T Core 32.9 504 T-L Edge 23.1 516 T-L Core 20.4 502 Z1 +Cold L-T Edge 38.9 485 Upsetting L-T Core 42.2 448 T-L Edge 23.9 474 T-L Core 21.9 468
- In another series of experiments, free-form forged pieces having a thickness of 150 mm and a width of 500 mm were produced from alloy Z1 and, after solution heat treatment, were quenched in water or a water/glycol mixture with approximately 20% and approximately 40%, respectively, and warm settled as described above. One forged piece was additionally cold upset after being quenched in water. The influence of the various cooling media was determined on drawn samples that were taken from the forged pieces in the directions “long” (L), “long-transverse” (LT), and “short-transverse” (ST). The average strength properties of the alloy for a thickness of 150 mm for various cooling treatments are shown as follows: TABLE-US-00007 Quenching R.sub.p0.2 R.sub.m A.sub.5 Medium Stress Direction (MPa) (MPa) (%) Water(RT) L 551 573 10.3 LT 515 544 7.5 ST 505 549 8.0 Water (RT)+L 491 537 12.8 Cold upsetting LT 465 520 8.7 ST 430 513 8.5 Water/Glycol L 545 566 12.5 (16-20%) LT 520 547 7.2 ST 512 548 8.3 Water/Glycol L 503 529 12.2 (38-40%) LT 493 525 5.0 ST 487 526 5.6
- The results show that a reduction in the cooling speed by adding glycol has hardly any influence on the strength properties of the alloy. The ductility decreases only minimally with a decreasing cooling speed, i.e. an increasing glycol content.
- The fracture resistance K.sub.IC was determined in the sample positions L-T and T-L, according to ASTM-E 399, using compact drawn samples (W=50 mm) from the same free-form forged pieces. The K.sub.IC values are contained in the following table: TABLE-US-00008 Quenching Medium Test Direction K.sub.IC (MPa m) R.sub.p.02 Water (RT) L-T 36.8 551 T-L 23.8 515 Water (RT)+Cold L-T 39.1 491 Upsetting T-L 24.1 465 Water/glycol L-T 28.2 545 (16-20%) T-L 20.7 520 Water/glycol L-T 35.4 503 (38-40%) T-L 18.5 493
- No clear dependence on the cooling speed is evident for the L-T position, but for the T-L position, a trend towards slightly lower values with decreasing cooling speed can be seen.
- To determine the strength properties, the alloy Z1 was also cast in another example, analogous to the first example, and blocks for extrusion were produced.
- After the casting skin had been lathed off, the homogenized blocks were pre-heated to over 370 degrees C. and pressed into extrusion profiles having a rectangular cross-section, with a thickness of 40 mm and a width of 100 mm.
- Subsequently, the profiles were solution heat treated for at least 4 hours at 485 degrees C., quenched in water at room temperature, and subsequently artificially aged between 100 degrees C. and 160 degrees C., in two stages (first stage: >100 degrees C., >8 h; second stage: >130 degrees C., >5 h).
- Drawn samples were taken from the artificially aged extrusion profiles, on which the strength properties were determined at room temperature, in the sample positions “long” (L), “long-transverse” (LT), and “short-transverse” (ST). The average strength properties of the alloy Z1 for an extruded rectangular. profile (40.times.100 mm) for water quenching with subsequent stretching are listed in the following table: TABLE-US-00009 R.sub.p0.2 R.sub.m A.sub.5 Stress Direction (MPa) (MPa) (%) L 600 609 9.3 LT 554 567 7.1 ST 505 561 7.5
- The results show that the R.sub.p02 and R.sub.m values are highest in the L direction, at values of 600 MPa and 609 MPa, respectively, and lowest in the ST direction, at values of 505 MPa and 561 MPa, respectively. The A.sub.5 values are highest for the L direction, and reach at least 7% breaking elongation (A.sub.5) for the two transverse directions. The fracture resistance K.sub.IC in the sample positions L-T and T-L was determined according to ASTM-E 399, using compact drawn samples (W=50 mm) from the same free-form forged pieces. The average fracture mechanics properties of the alloy Z1 and Z2 for a thickness of 250 mm and water quenching are contained in the following table: TABLE-US-00010 R.sub.p0.2 Test Direction K.sub.IC (MPa m) (MPa) L-T 50.9 50.9 T-L 30.7 30.7
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FIG. 1 shows a diagram representing the strength behavior of various AA 7xxx alloys as a function of the average cooling speed during quenching from solution heat treatment temperature. It is clearly evident in this representation that the loss in strength when using the claimed aluminum alloy is significantly less, even at low cooling speeds, than in the case of thecomparison alloys AA 7075,AA 7010, andAA 7050. - The strength values of the products/semi-finished products produced with the claimed alloy, determined within the scope of the description of the invention, are significantly improved, in particular with regard to stress crack corrosion resistance, as compared with products of previously known alloys, which represents a result that was not foreseeable in the form that occurred. The results shown are also interesting in that the strength values described can be particularly presented with artificial aging that is carried out in only two stages.
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FIG. 2 shows a flow chart for a process for producing the alloy. For example,step 1 comprises providing the alloy which is disclosed in the above examples. Instep 2, the alloy is hot formed as described above, and instep 3, the alloy is solution heat treated as described above. Instep 4, the alloy is quenched, while instep 5, the alloy is optionally cold formed, while instep 6, the alloy is artificially aged as described above. - Accordingly, while a few embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it is to be understood that many changes and modifications may be made thereunto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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1. An aluminum alloy part manufactured from an aluminum alloy that is not sensitive to quenching, the part comprising:
a body having a cross section having a thickness of at least 50 mm wherein said body has the following chemical composition:
7.0-10.5 wt. % zinc;
0.06-0.25 wt. % zirconium;
1.0-2.5 wt. % magnesium;
0.1-1.15 wt% copper;
0. 02-0.15 wt. % titanium;
at most 0.5 wt. % manganese;
at most 0.6 wt. % silver;
at most 0.10 wt. % silicon;
at most 0.10 wt. % iron;
at most 0.04 wt. % chromium;
a plurality of contaminants at proportions of at most 0.05 wt. % per element with a total contaminant proportion of at most 0.15 wt. %;
wherein a remaining amount by wt% is aluminum;
wherein a sum of the alloy elements zinc and magnesium and copper is at least 9 wt. %;
wherein the amount of zinc and magnesium is in the form of a zinc:magnesium ratio that is between 4.4 and 5.3; and
wherein the part loses less Strength during quenching than alloys AA7010, AA7050, or AA7075.
2. The part according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy further comprises one or more elements selected from the group consisting of: hafnium, scandium, strontium and vanadium with a summary content of at most 1.0 wt. % and 0.2-.7 wt % silver;
3. The part according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy further comprises 0.001-0.03 percent by weight boron, and wherein said silver is between 0.2-0.4 wt %.
4. The part according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy further comprises a maximum of 0.2 percent by weight cerium and a maximum of 0.30 percent by weight scandium;
5. The part according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy further comprises a maximum of 0.2 percent by weight cerium.
6. The part according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy contains 1.6 to 1.8 wt. % magnesium and 0.8 to 1.1 wt. % copper.
7. The part according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy contains 0.8 to 1.1 wt. % copper and 0.3 to 0.5 wt. % manganese.
8. The part according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy contains 0.8 to 1.1 wt. % copper and at most 0.03 wt. % manganese.
9. The part according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy contains 0.25 to 0.40 wt. % silver.
10. The part according to claim 1 , wherein the alloy contains 0.10 to 0.15 wt. % titanium.
11. The part as in claim 1 , wherein the iron and silicon content is at most 0.08 wt. %, in each instance.
12. A part configured to be formed as an airplane part that is not sensitive to quenching, having been manufactured by forging, extruding, or rolling, the part consisting essentially of:
a body having a cross section having a thickness of at least 50 mm wherein said body has the following chemical composition:
7.0-10.5 wt. % zinc;
0.06-0.25 wt. % zirconium;
1.0-2.5 wt. % magnesium;
0.1-1.15 wt % copper;
0.02-0.15 wt. % titanium;
at most 0.5 wt. % manganese;
at most 0.6 wt. % silver;
at most 0.10 wt. % silicon;
at most 0.10 wt. % iron;
at most 0.04 wt. % chromium;
a plurality of contaminants at proportions of at most 0.05 wt. % per element with a total contaminant proportion of at most 0.15 wt %;
wherein the remaining amount by wt % is aluminum;
wherein the sum of the alloy elements zinc and magnesium and copper is at least 9 wt. %;
wherein the amount of zinc and magnesium is in the form of a zinc: magnesium ratio that is between 4.4 and 5.3;
and wherein the part loses less strength during quenching than alloys AA7010, AA7050, or AA7075.
13. The part according to claim 12 , wherein the alloy further comprises one or more elements selected from the group consisting of: hafnium, scandium, strontium and vanadium with a summary content of at most 1.0 wt. %, and also 0.2-0.7 wt % silver.
14. The part according to claim 12 , wherein the alloy further comprises 0.001-0.03 percent by weight boron and wherein said silver is between 0.2-0.4 wt %.
15. The part according to claim 12 , wherein the alloy further comprises a maximum of 0.2 percent by weight cerium and a maximum of 0.30 percent by weight scandium.
16. The part according to claim 12 , wherein the alloy further comprises a maximum of 0.2 percent by weight cerium.
17. The part as in claim 12 , wherein the alloy contains 0.001 to 0.03 wt. % boron.
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