Plastic Behavior and Microstructure Heterogeneity of an AA6063-T6 Aluminum Alloy Processed by Symmetric and Asymmetric Rolling
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. As-Received Material
2.2. Rolling Process
2.3. Microstructure and Texture Characterization
2.4. Mechanical Properties and Crystal Plasticity Modeling
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microstructure and Texture
3.2. Mechanical Properties
3.3. Microstructure Heterogeneity and Plastic Behavior
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Composition | Fe | Si | Mn | Mg | Cr | Zn | Ti | Cu | Al |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Supplied by manufacturer | 0.35 | 0.2–0.6 | 0.1 | 0.45–0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Bal. |
Measured by EDX | - | 0.22 | - | 0.91 | - | - | - | - | Bal. |
76 | 38 | 350 | 0.4 |
Condition | Thickness Reduction (%) | Normal Strain-
Equation (1) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
SR | 38 | 0.55 | - | - |
ASR | 38 | 0.55 | 0.32 | 0.59 |
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Muñoz, J.A.; Khelfa, T.; Duarte, G.A.; Avalos, M.; Bolmaro, R.; Cabrera, J.M. Plastic Behavior and Microstructure Heterogeneity of an AA6063-T6 Aluminum Alloy Processed by Symmetric and Asymmetric Rolling. Metals 2022, 12, 1551. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12101551
Muñoz JA, Khelfa T, Duarte GA, Avalos M, Bolmaro R, Cabrera JM. Plastic Behavior and Microstructure Heterogeneity of an AA6063-T6 Aluminum Alloy Processed by Symmetric and Asymmetric Rolling. Metals. 2022; 12(10):1551. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12101551
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuñoz, Jairo Alberto, Tarek Khelfa, Gonzalo Ariel Duarte, Martina Avalos, Raúl Bolmaro, and José María Cabrera. 2022. "Plastic Behavior and Microstructure Heterogeneity of an AA6063-T6 Aluminum Alloy Processed by Symmetric and Asymmetric Rolling" Metals 12, no. 10: 1551. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12101551