Predicción de la dureza de aleaciones Al-Cu-Zn en estado de colada y templado

José D. Villegas-Cárdenas; Maribel L. Saucedo-Muñoz; Víctor M. López Hirata; Héctor J. Dorantes Rosales

doi:10.3989/revmetalm.015

Authors

José D. Villegas-Cárdenas Universidad Politécnica del Valle de México, Departamento de Ingeniería
Maribel L. Saucedo-Muñoz
Víctor M. López Hirata
Héctor J. Dorantes Rosales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/revmetalm.015

Keywords:

Al-Cu-Zn alloys, As-cast, Hardness assessment, Solution treated and quenched

Abstract

This work presents a new experimental and numerical methodology in order to predict the hardness in the as-cast, and solution treated and quenched Al-Cu-Zn alloys. Chemical composition of alloys is located inside two straight lines represented by two equations. Eight different compositions were selected from each line. All the alloys were characterized for light microscope, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and Rockwell B hardness test. The equilibrium phases were obtained at different temperatures by Thermo-Calc. The microstructure characterization and regression analysis enabled to determine the phase transformations and two equations of hardness assessment. The combination of hardness equations and composition line equations permitted to estimate the hardness of any alloy composition inside this zone. This was verified by calculating hardness with the information reported in other works, with an error lower than 7% in the estimated hardness.

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