The research paper presents the impact of the scandium additive and various conditions of the heat treatment on copper mechanical, electrical and heat resistance properties. The performed research works included manufacturing of CuSc0.15 and CuSc0.3 alloys through metallurgical synthesis with the use of induction furnace and following crystallization in graphite crucibles at ambient temperature. Additionally, a CuZr0.15 alloy was produced as a reference material for previously synthesized Cu-Sc alloys. During research, the selection of heat treatment for the produced materials was conducted in order to obtain the highest mechanical-electrical properties ratio. Materials obtained in such a way were next subjected to thermal resistance tests. Parameters of thermal resistance test included temperatures from the range of 200-700 °C and 1 h of annealing time. The research has shown that CuSc0.15 and CuSc0.3 alloys have higher heat resistance after their precipitation hardening compared to the Cu-Zr alloy. The paper also presents microstructural research of the produced materials, which showed that alloying elements precipitates are mainly localized at the grain boundaries of the material structure.
The raw material for the production of Al-Mg-Si wires is wire rods, created in the Continuus Properzi line in temper T1 (cooled after forming at an elevated temperature and after natural aging). The general technologies for shaping the mechanical and electrical properties of Al-Mg-Si wire rods include two kinds: high- and low-temperature heat treatments. High-temperature heat treatment includes a homogenization process and a supersaturation process. Low-temperature heat treatment takes place after supersaturation and includes natural or artificial aging. This study shows how the amount of Mg and Si influences the mechanical and electrical properties of EN-AW 6101 wire rods after different kinds of heat treatments. As the general aim of this study was to determine the effect of the material’s temper on its mechanical and electrical properties, the research considered the initial parameters of the starting materials being examined. These parameters can be modified by selecting the chemical composition of the Al-Mg-Si alloy and the value of precipitation hardening obtained with artificial.
The subject of the work focuses on hardened-precipitation type alloys Al-Mg-Si which constitute the primary component material used to build homogeneous electric wires, type AAAC (All Aluminium Alloy Conductor). The material in consideration is a well-known and well-studied alloy, particularly in terms of the possibilities for using it in thermal treatment processes. However, the subject literature does not present a comprehensive recognition of the effect of heat treatment parameters on the set of mechanical and electrical properties in wires grade 6101. In particular, the study presents the results of experiments that show the possibility of controlling the AlMgSi wire properties by means of selecting the heat treatment parameters for simultaneously obtaining a high tensile strength and high electrical conductivity. Hence, the research described in this paper focuses mostly on determining the impact of the Mg and Si content on the electrical and mechanical properties of wires of Al-Mg-Si wire alloys.
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