There are several facets of aluminum when it comes to sustainability. While it helps to save
fuel due to its low density, producing it from ores is very energy-intensive. Recycling it shifts …

Nanoscale precipitation is one of the most widely used microstructural tools to manipulate
the properties of metallic alloys, and especially to reach high strength. Optimal …

Low-temperature decomposition of supersaturated solid solution into unfavorable
intergranular precipitates is a long-standing bottleneck limiting the practical applications of …

Positron is an excellent probe of lattice defects in solids. A thermallized positron delocalized
in lattice can be trapped at open volume defects, eg vacancies, dislocations, grain …

The natural aging (NA) response of a commercial Al–Zn–Mg alloy has been tracked to
investigate the effects of solute clusters on its mechanical properties. It has been observed …

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 …

Excess vacancies play crucial roles in the precipitation of age-hardening precipitates in
aluminium alloys, but their spatial evolution across grains during heat treatments is less …

The dispersion hardening effect of Mn (Fe)-containing dispersoids in aluminium alloys has
long been ignored since it is difficult to achieve a high number density of fine dispersoids …

This study presents a design strategy for Al–Mg–Si alloys to control natural aging. Recently,
trace addition of Sn was shown to suppress natural aging for up to two weeks, which was …

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 …