Vacancy-solute interactions during multiple-step ageing of an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy

Small additions of Ag and Mg stimulate nucleation of the Ω phase in artificially aged Al-Cu alloys, after which these elements segregate to the Ω/matrix interfaces. In this work, positron spectroscopy results show that vacancies accompany the Ag (and Mg) atoms at the interface during precipitate for...

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Autores: Ferragut, Rafael Omar, Dupasquier, A., Macchi, Carlos Eugenio, Somoza, Alberto Horacio, Lumley, R. N., Polmear, I. J.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/114874
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/114874
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
HARDNESS
PHASE TRANSFORMATION KINETICS
POSITRON ANNIHILATION
VACANCY-SOLUTE COMPLEXES
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Resumo:Small additions of Ag and Mg stimulate nucleation of the Ω phase in artificially aged Al-Cu alloys, after which these elements segregate to the Ω/matrix interfaces. In this work, positron spectroscopy results show that vacancies accompany the Ag (and Mg) atoms at the interface during precipitate formation, after which they are released back into the matrix and facilitate secondary ageing at ambient temperature.