The G. P. zone structure formed in Al-4wt%cu-(00.064)wt%Sn alloys was investigated in relation to aging temperatures(T
A, 50 150ªC), aging times (tA, up to 10
3 minute)and Sn contents by using a highresolution electron microscope. Specimens with 0.4 mm thickness were solution-treated at 520ªC, quenched and subsequently aged.
The results obtained were as follows.
1) The G. P. zones formed in the binary alloy showed a uniform size-distribution in each aging condition; however, those in ternary alloys showed a uniform or nonuniform size-distribution depending on T
A, t
A and Sn contents.
2) The G. P. zones in ternary alloys became finer than those in the binary alloy as T
A lowered, t
A shortened or Sn content increased. However, with the progress of aging, the coarse G. P. zones were formed within the structure of fine G. P. zones which showed little growth meanwhile, and their density increased as T
A rose and Sn content increased. The coarse G. P. zones grew rapidly at the expense of fine zones, causing an increase of the average dimension and a decrease of the average density compared with those of the binary alloy.
3) Thus, it was found that the zone structure of ternary alloys was essentially different from that of the binary alloy, suggesting that the aging process of ternary alloys was also different. It was also found that the coarse G. P. zones were related to the aging enhancement observed in ternary alloys in the resistance change curves after prolonged aging.
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