For aluminium alloys, precipitation strengthening is controlled by age-hardening heat
treatments, including solution treatment, quenching, and ageing. In terms of technological …

Proper design of the homogenization heat treatment of 6000 series Al wrought alloys is
crucial for processes such as hot rolling and extrusion. Important aspects are the …

Precipitation behavior in an industrially extruded AA7003 alloy has been studied using
Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) together with Differential Scanning Calorimetry …

The anisotropic mechanical properties and formability of Al–Si–Mg–Cu-based alloy sheets
were investigated by varying their recrystallized grain sizes. By adding Cr and Mn and …

A physically-based model for the computational evaluation of differential scanning
calorimetry (DSC) curves during continuous cooling of Al alloys from solution annealing …

The effects of annealing temperature, thermal cycle times, precipitates, and Nd content on
the thermal expansion behavior of as-extruded Mg-xNd (x= 2, 4) binary alloys were …

Abstract Al–Mn–Si specimens were subjected to constrained groove pressing, cold-rolling
and annealing, respectively. Microstructure characterizations indicated that second-phase …

During the homogenization heat treatment of 6xxx series aluminum alloys, nanoscale
precipitates—commonly named dispersoids—are formed that influence material properties …

Further development of our differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) method for the analysis
of solid-solid phase transformations now also allows for its application in the kinetic analysis …

The homogenization treatment was conducted on an Al–Si–Mg alloy at various
temperatures or holding times, and the subsequent hot extrusion experiments were carried …