In Al–Mg–Si alloys, additions of only a few weight percent of Mg and Si enable formation of
hardening precipitates during heat treatment. The precipitation is complex and is influenced …

Abstract Understanding 6xxx AA (Al-Mg-Si alloys) relies heavily on structural analysis at the
atomic level. Because the nanoscale precipitates that form during artificial ageing essentially …

We present an extensive first-principles database of solute-vacancy, homoatomic,
heteroatomic solute-solute, and solute-solute-vacancy binding energies of relevant alloying …

Solute clustering is a technologically important microstructural process in Al alloys. Exerting
control over this process to enhance the alloy properties and reduce the energy costs of …

Atom probe tomography (APT) is routinely used for analyzing property-enhancing particles
in the nanometer-size range and below, and plays a prominent role in the analysis of solute …

This study investigates the influence of heat treatment on the anisotropic plastic deformation
behaviors of 6016-O and 6016-T4 aluminum alloy sheets. The two material samples were …

The peak-hardness aged (T6) precipitates in 6061 (Mg: Si≈ 2: 1) and Si-enriched 6061 (Mg:
Si≈ 1: 1.1) alloys have been characterized using transmission electron microscopy and …

The natural aging and artificial aging behaviours of Al-Mg-Si-Cu alloys with different Mg/Si
ratios and Cu additions were investigated using Vickers microhardness measurements …

Abstract Atom Probe Tomography (APT) analysis and hardness measurements were used to
characterise the early stages of precipitation in an Al–0.51 at.% Mg–0.94 at.% Si alloy. The …

Abstract Using Atom Probe Tomography (APT) and Phase Field Crystal (PFC) modelling, the
early-stage precipitation phenomenon is investigated for naturally-and artificially-aged Al …