Abstract
During forming, thickness reduction and thermal treatment affect the recrystallization and evolution of the crystallographic texture of metallic materials. The present study focuses on the consequences of rolling reduction of a widespread aluminum alloy with numerous automotive, marine and general-purpose applications, namely Al 5182. Emphasis is laid on the crystallographic texture and mechanical properties on both hot and cold-rolled semi-final products. In particular, a 2.8 mm-thick hot-rolled product was examined in the as-received condition, while two cold-rolled sheets, one 1.33 mm and the other 0.214 mm thick, both originating from the 2.8 mm material, were examined in both as-received and annealed (350 °C for 1 h) conditions. Electron back-scatter diffraction indicated the presence of a large percentage of random texture as well as a weak recrystallization texture for the hot-rolled product, whereas in the case of cold rolling the evolution of β-fiber texture was noted. In addition, tensile tests showed that both the anisotropy as well as the mechanical properties of the cold-rolled properties improved after annealing, being comparable to hot-rolled ones.
Highlights
The need for lightweight, recyclable, malleable and strong materials has led to the use of aluminum alloys for a constantly increasing spectrum of industries with emphasis on the transportation sector both on land and sea serving automotive and marine applications, and the food industry [1,2]
Liu et al have examined the effect of direct casting (DC) versus continuous (CC) casting of Al 5052 exhibiting the effect of the casting process on the texture [4], while Yu et al
The present study focuses on the effects of reduction and heat treatment on the resulting crystallographic texture
Summary
The need for lightweight, recyclable, malleable and strong materials has led to the use of aluminum alloys for a constantly increasing spectrum of industries with emphasis on the transportation sector both on land and sea serving automotive and marine applications, and the food industry [1,2]. To gain tailored properties to match the needs of these industries various rolling and heat treatment processes must be fully controlled in order to tailor the microstructure, to enable an enhanced forming ability, and to gain expected final mechanical properties. The evolution of the crystallographic texture throughout forming and heat-treating stages, with regard to the final mechanical properties, is of great importance [3]. Crystallographic texture is affected at every step of the thermomechanical procedure [6,7]. The correlation between crucial process parameters (e.g., temperature, alloy composition, casting procedure, number of reduction steps etc.) and their influence to texture evolution are paramount for the optimization of the desired properties through the relevant steps
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