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Effects of hydrogen level and cooling rate on ultimate tensile strength of Al A319 alloy

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The present study investigated the effects of initial Hydrogen level and cooling rate on ultimate tensile strength of commercial Al-A319 alloys. Three hydrogen levels (0.01, 0.2, and 0.41 mL/100 grams of melt) and five cooling rate were studied. Total of 45 tensile test bars was prepared (three hydrogen levels × five cooling rate × three repeats). The UTS of the samples was determined though uniaxial tension tests. Furthermore, the microstructures of the samples were studied by standard metallographic technique and image analysis software. Finally the relationship between UTS and microstructurai features—SDAS and fraction of porosity (Fp%)—of the alloys was investigated.

Results of tensile test revealed: (i) UTS of the alloy decreased with increasing of hydrogen level or decreasing of cooling rate and (ii) Increasing of cooling rate beyond a certain value increased the UTS of the alloy significantly. Results of image analysis showed that the Fp% increased with increasing of hydrogen level and decreasing of cooling rate.

Finally a Matrix Index [= −SDAS (μm) − 68.7 Ln (Fp%) + 275] was defined to correlate the tensile strength and microstructurai features of the alloy. It was shown that the UTS of the alloys had a linear dependence on matrix index according the below equation:

$UTS(MPa) = 0.916M.I. + 265.17R^2 = 0.95$

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  1. Razi Metallurgical Research Center, No. 8, Fernan St., Sorkhehesar Road, Km 21 Karadj Makhsous Road, Tehran, Iran

    A. Bahmani, P. Davami & N. Varahram

  2. Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    A. Bahmani, P. Davami & N. Varahram

  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Arak, Arak, Iran

    G. B. Eisaabadi

  4. Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Tehran, Iran

    M. O. Shabani

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Bahmani, A., Eisaabadi, G.B., Davami, P. et al. Effects of hydrogen level and cooling rate on ultimate tensile strength of Al A319 alloy. Russ. J. Non-ferrous Metals 55, 365–370 (2014). https://doi.org/10.3103/S106782121404004X

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