1972 年 22 巻 6 号 p. 386-394
Effects of Be and Na on aging phenomena of Al-Si-Mg-Zn alloys were investigated mainly through electrical resistivity measurement in liquid nitrogen and electron microscopy. The results obtained were as follows:
(1) Influence of Be addition on formation of G. P. zones in Al-Si-Mg-Zn alloys was investigated. Isothermal aging curves with characteristic shape and very large value of tM at 70°C were observed in Al-Si-Mg-Zn alloys. This was explained on the assumption that needle like G. P. zones absorb many vacancies at a formation period of G. P. zones. This assumption further explains retardation of formation of spherical zones at an initial aging period. However, Be was enriched in both the spherical (MgZn2) and the needle like (Mg2Si) zones and increased density of both types of zones. Overaging at high temperature aging was suppressed by Be addition.
(2) Structural changes during age hardening were investigated by means of an electron microscope. It was found that aging at 170°C for 15hrs. produced the intermediate phases of MgZn2 and Mg2Si.
(3) Na addition suppressed aging of Al-Si-Mg-Zn alloys.