1Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Materials Science and Metallurgy Engineering.
2013,
Vol. 1 No. 2, 27-30
DOI: 10.12691/msme-1-2-3
Copyright © 2013 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Abul Hossain, ASW Kurny. Effects of Strain Rate on Tensile Properties and Fracture Behavior of Al-Si-Mg Cast Alloys with Cu Contents.
Materials Science and Metallurgy Engineering. 2013; 1(2):27-30. doi: 10.12691/msme-1-2-3.
Correspondence to: ASW Kurny, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email:
aswkurny@mme.buet.ac.bdAbstract
Effects of strain rates on tensile properties and fracture behavior of Al-6Si-0.5Mg alloy containing 0.5 – 4 wt% Cu were studied. The solution treated alloys, containing different amounts of Cu, were aged isochronally for 1 hour at temperatures up to 300°C. Tensile strengths were found to increase with ageing temperature, the maximum being attained at peak aged condition (1 hr at 225°C). Addition of Cu resulted in an increase in tensile strength and 2 wt% Cu addition showed the maximum strength. Evaluation of tensile properties at three different strain rates (10-4, 10-3 and 10-2 s-1) showed that strain rates affected the tensile properties significantly. At higher strain rates the strength was better but ductility was poor.
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