Abstract
The serrated flow phenomena in Al-Mg alloys with and without Zn were investigated after aging on several conditions, focusing on the role of precipitates. Al-6mass%Mg-0~3mass%Zn alloys were solution treated at 753~803K, quenched, and then aged at room temperature. Further artificial aging at 323~573K for 86.4ks was performed for some of them after natural aging for 2.6Ms. The serrated flow behavior was evaluated by tensile test. Microstructure was characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, transmission electron microscopy, atom probe tomography, and positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy. The increase in the amount of Zn addition and the natural aging time lead to a delayed onset of serrated flow. The artificial aging at higher temperatures after natural aging, on the other hand, decreases the onset strain. A large number of small coherent Zn-Mg clusters are formed during natural aging in the Al-Mg-Zn alloys, which are transformed to the larger incoherent meta-stable precipitates during subsequent artificial aging. These results suggest that the mechanism of interfering with serrated flow is related to the vacancy trapping effect, which is enhanced by the coherent clusters.
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