Age Hardening and Accompanying Transformations of the Al-Ag and Al-Cu-Mg Supersaturated Solid Solutions

Abstract

The development of the transition metastable phases and the accompanying hardening of these transformations are studied for Al-20wt%Ag and Al-3wt%Cu-1wt%Mg supersaturated solid solutions. During the precipitation the GP and GPB zones form by a process of negative diffusion. The metastable phases are characterized by their hardness isotherms and their temperature range determined on the hardness isochronal.