Abstract
The effect of post annealing temperature of cryorolled 5052 Al alloy after cryorolling process at 30% thickness reduction was investigated, focusing on the evolution of microstructures and mechanical properties. The evolution of microstructure was investigated using optical microscopy (OM). The mechanical behaviour of the samples have been evaluated through Vickers hardness and tensile test performed at room temperature. The results showed that the post annealing on cryorolled 5052 Al alloy have enhanced the ductility with sacrificing the hardness and strength. The lattice strain of post annealed 5052 Al alloy decreased with increasing of annealing temperatures. The evolution of microstructure of the post annealed 5052 Al alloy showed equiaxed grains at 200°C and grain coarsening as post annealing temperature increases to 350°C. The result of crystallite size confirmed the grain size increased as the post annealing temperature rises.
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