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Effect of tempering conditions on the fatigue behavior of an AA 6082 aluminum alloy

Auswirkungen der Temperbedingungen auf das Ermüdungsverhalten einer AA 6082 Aluminiumlegierung
  • Emre Doruk and Murat Pakdil
From the journal Materials Testing

Abstract

In this study, the fatigue tests were conducted on the AA6082 alloy sheets both in tempered (softened) and in T6 temper conditions, and the results obtained were examined. In this context, the aim of this study was to determine the effect of the tempering condition on the fatigue characteristics of the alloy. Microstructural evolutions in the tempered samples were examined using SEM (scanning electron microscopy) and interpreted. The investigations have revealed that the tempering condition significantly affects the fatigue life of the alloy.

Kurzfassung

In der diesem Beitrag zugrunde liegenden Studie wurden Ermüdungsversuche mit Blechen der Aluminiumlegierung AA6082 im Lieferzustand (T651) und im Wärmebehandlungszustand T6 durchgeführt und die Ergebnisse entsprechend untersucht. Hierzu wurden die mikrostrukturellen Veränderungen mittels Rasterelektronenmikroskopie (REM) dargestellt und interpretiert. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass sich die Wärmebehandlungsbedingungen signifikant auf die Lebensdauer der Legierung auswirken.


*Correspondence Address, Associate Prof. Dr. Murat Pakdil, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Abant Izzet Baysal University, 14280 Bolu, Turkey. E-mail: ,

MSc Emre Doruk is a researcher at Tofas-Fiat R & D Center, Bursa, Turkey. He received his BSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Uludağ University in Bursa, Turkey in 2010. He worked as research assistant for Bursa Technical University, Turkey from 2011 to 2014. His main scientific interests include light weighting, AHSS, aluminum alloys, rapid prototyping, sheet metal forming and crashworthiness.

Associate Prof. Dr. Murat Pakdil, born in 1977, received his BSc, MSc and PhD Degrees in Mechanical Engineering in 1998, 2001 and 2005, respectively. He has been working as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Abant Izzet Baysal University in Bolu, Turkey. His major interests include composite materials fracture and aluminum alloys under conventional and advanced fatigue processes.


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Published Online: 2016-05-23
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