رسائل ماجيستير
English
2019
The Role of Alloying Technique in Improving Properties of Certain (Al-Li) Based Alloy Used in Aerospace Industries
ايناس ليث علي عبد, عبد الواحد كاظم راجح
كلية هندسة المواد-جامعة بابل · العراق
It is widely accepted that Al-Li alloys are the most suitable for aerospace industries due to their light weight, strength, and thermal and chemical stability. This work represents an attempt to use alloying elements techniques to improve properties. Alloys were chosen from all three generations of the Al-Li series.
Several tests were conducted to evaluate possible improvements, such as metallurgical tests (XRD, SEM, OP), mechanical tests (hardness, wear, tensile strength, impact, high-temperature rolling, and thermo-mechanical treatment), chemical tests (corrosion, corrosion/erosion), and density measurement.
Results obtained showed a substantial improvement. In the tensile test, for instance, alloy E (third generation) gives a value of 204% compared to the reference alloy (AA). In the hardness test, alloy E showed the higher value, which was 200% after thermo-mechanical treatment (hot rolling + aging) compared with the reference alloy (AA). Even in the impact test, which is generally expected to be opposite, alloy E showed enhancement. For instance, the toughness of this alloy was 106% compared to the reference value.
A great reduction in weight loss was observed in wear tests in alloys C, E, F, and D. An improvement in corrosion resistance was also found. Tests in tap water showed that alloys B, C, and E had corrosion currents of 2.97, 2.81, and 7.04, respectively, compared to the corrosion current of the base Al-Li alloy. In acid (H2SO3), these alloys (B, C, E) showed high corrosion resistance, with corrosion resistance values of 0.14, 0.6, and 0.06, respectively, in comparison with the current of the Al-Li alloy.
The improvement in the erosion/erosion test showed that the loss per area of the base metal (A) was 4 × 10⁻⁶ g/mm². For alloy B, it was only 0.95 × 10⁻⁶ g/mm², and for alloy C, it was 2.5 × 10⁻⁶ g/mm². For alloy E, the loss was 1.95 × 10⁻⁶ g/mm². Other characteristics, such as the low density of alloys B, C, and E, were found to be 0.95, 0.96, and 0.99, respectively, compared with the Al-Li alloy.