1978 年 28 巻 3 号 p. 142-149
The preceding paper described that Sn-rich phases in an Al-4%Cu alloy having a small amount of Sn play a role for precipitation sites for θ' phases resulting in acceleration of aging at high temperatures. The present work concerns the precipitation process of θ" phases (or G. P. (2) zones) in the alloy at aging temperatures from 100° to 175°C. Heterogeneous precipitation of the coherent θ" phases was theoretically expected. Specimens for high resolution transmission microscopy were homogenized at 520°C, quenched and then either aged at the temperature noted above or up-quenched at 200°C for 10 to 60 sec followed by the aging. The θ" phases in the ternary alloy precipitate on the Sn-rich phases (_??_20Å) formed at an early stage of aging. The phases in the binary alloy precipitate on dislocation loops. It is emphasized that the θ" phases precipitate in the ternary alloy in the essentially different process from in the binary alloy. This fact may lead to a peculiar aging behavior at low temperatures.