Abstract

The work on serrated flow in Al-Li alloys has given rise to a controversy--whether serrations in these alloys are caused by lithium atoms in solid solution or by {delta}{prime}(Al{sub 3}Li)-precipitates. This controversy calls for further work to clarify the mechanism of serrated flow in the Al-Li alloys. Kumar and McShane have shown that in an Al-2.5Li-2Mg-0.14Zr alloy, non-shearable {delta}{prime}-precipitates, which are obtained in the under-aged and peak-aged conditions, might directly initiate serrated flow. However, the latter result was ambiguous because of the presence of other alloying elements, and the need to work on a binary Al-Li alloy was emphasized. The present work discusses the results from the binary Al-Li alloys.

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