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Surface Roughening Behavior and Mechanism in Aluminum Alloy Under Tensile Deformation
Xiang Zeng1,2, Shaoming Xu1, Zhongbao Mi1
1School of Aeronautical Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 17, 2024
Summary
Surface roughening worsens in solid solution 2219 aluminum alloy during tensile deformation. Larger grain size and specific crystallographic orientations, like S and Copper, significantly increase surface roughness, impacting aerospace component quality.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgy
Background:
- Surface roughening (SR) degrades the surface quality of solid solution 2219 aluminum alloy under tensile stress.
- Understanding SR mechanisms is crucial for improving high-strength aluminum alloys.
Purpose of the Study:
- To precisely investigate the behavior and mechanism of surface roughening in 2219 aluminum alloy.
- To compare the surface morphology of annealed and solid solution treated specimens.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of surface morphology between annealed and solid solution 2219 aluminum alloy after uniaxial tension.
- Crystal Plasticity Finite Element (CPFE) simulations utilizing Representative Volume Element (RVE) models.
- Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) for initial grain morphology characterization.
Main Results:
- Solid solution 2219 aluminum alloy exhibits greater surface roughening than annealed specimens post-tension.
- Larger grain sizes in solid solution treated specimens contribute to a coarser surface.
- Crystallographic texture, specifically S and Copper orientations, intensifies surface roughening due to grain rotation.
- Varied deformation resistance of Goss texture along normal and tangential directions influences surface morphology.
Conclusions:
- Solid solution treatment and specific crystallographic textures significantly impact surface roughening in 2219 aluminum alloy.
- CPFE simulations accurately model SR behavior, correlating grain size and texture with surface quality.
- Findings offer guidance for enhancing the surface quality of aerospace components made from high-strength aluminum alloys.
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