Abstract
The objective of this work was to investigate the effects of hot and cold swaging on the density and mechanical properties of a commercial Al–Zn–Mg–Cu powder metallurgy alloy known as Alumix 431D. To do so, as sintered samples of the PM alloy were swaged under a variety of conditions and characterised. For comparison purposes, equivalent characterisation tests were completed on the chemically similar wrought alloy 7075-T6. Cold swaging was moderately successful provided the as sintered billets were annealed or solutionised before densification. Here, modest improvements in density and tensile properties were noted. Hot swaging proved to be a more effective approach. Optimal properties were achieved when samples were preheated to 470 ± 10°C. When processed in this manner, a density of 99·6% of theoretical was realised while the tensile and fatigue properties exceeded those of the wrought 7075-T6 alloy tested for comparison purposes.
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