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Scripta Materialia 214 (2022) 114643

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Scripta Materialia
journal homepage: www.journals.elsevier.com/scripta-materialia

Precipitation and crystallographic relationships of nanosized η/η’


precipitates at S-Al interface in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy
Hongyu Xiao a, Zhiping Wang a, Jiwei Geng a, b, *, Chengcheng Zhang c, Yugang Li a, Qing Yang a,
Mingliang Wang a, Dong Chen a, b, *, Zhuguo Li d, Haowei Wang a
a
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
b
Anhui Provincial Engineering Research Center of Aluminum Matrix Composites, Huaibei 235000, China
c
Aero Engine Corporation of China Commercial Aircraft Engine, No. 83998 South Lianhua Road, Shanghai 200241, China
d
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Laser Processing and Modification, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai,
200240, China

A R T I C L E I N F O A B S T R A C T

Keywords: Quench-induced S(Al2CuMg) phases are generally formed in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys. The precipitation and relative
TEM crystallographic relationships of η-type (MgZn2) precipitates at the interfaces between the quench-induced S
Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy phases and Al matrix were studied in an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy by coupling Cs-corrected scanning transmission
Interface segregation
electron microscopy (STEM) with scanning precession electron diffraction (SPED) technology. It was found that
Orientation relationships
Scanning precession electron diffraction
Zn segregation occurred at S-Al interfaces due to higher lattice strain energy, which induced the heterogeneous
nucleation of nanosized η’ precipitates at these interfaces. Crystallographic orientation relationships (ORs) be­
tween the S phases and η’/η precipitates were firstly reported and discussed in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy. With the
coarsening of η precipitates at S-Al interfaces, a new type of OR ([112]Al//[1210]η, (111)Al//(1013)η) between
the interfacial η precipitates and Al matrix was identified, which was different from their non-interfacial
counterparts in Al matrix reported to date.

Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys are extensively used as structural components in ~0.8–1.5 in Al-Zn-Mg-(Cu) alloys, depending on alloy compositions and
the aerospace and automotive industries due to their high strength and aging treatments [9,13–18]. Simultaneously, plate-like Zn-rich GP(II)
lower density [1,2]. It is widely accepted that heat treatments for these generally forms on {111}Al habit plane [17]. Both GP(I) and GP(II) have
alloys generally include solution treatment, fast quenching and the significant effects on the formation of η’/η(MgZn2, η-type) precipitates
subsequent artificial aging treatment. However, these high strength in Al-Zn-Mg alloys. η’ phase is reported to have a hexagonal structure
Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys are quench sensitive [3]. Quench-induced lath-­ with a space group of P63/mmc (a = 0.496 nm, c = 1.405 nm) and an
shaped S(Al2CuMg) phases will precipitate in Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys if the atomic ratio of Zn/Mg lower than 1.5 [18–21]. η’ phase is fully coherent
quenching rate is not fast enough, especially in the large-sized compo­ with the Al matrix with four variants on {111}Al habit planes [22]. The
nents [4–6]. This phenomenon further increases the quench sensitivity precipitation of η’ phase is responsible for the peak hardness of
of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys since it inevitably gives rise to the degradation of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys. When the aging process continues, the trans­
precipitation hardening during the subsequent aging treatment due to formation of metastable η’ phase into stable η phase will occur [18,23]. η
the massive consumption of solute atoms. S phase with Cmcm structure phase is reported to have hexagonal structure with a space group of
(a = 0.400 nm, b = 0.923 nm and c = 0.714 nm) forms as laths on P63/mmc (a = 0.504 nm, c = 0.828 nm) and an atomic ratio of Zn/Mg
{210}Al habit planes and is elongated along <100>Al [7,8]. During higher than 1.5 [24–26]. It has been found that η phase is semi-coherent
artificial aging treatment, the precipitation sequence can be described with the Al matrix and possesses 14 variants.
as: supersaturated solid solution → Guinier-Preston (GP) zones →η’ Vast works have been devoted to characterizing, calculating and
phase →η phase [9]. It has been reported that two types of GP zones (GP simulating the atomic structures and crystallographic orientation re­
(I) and GP(II)) are formed during aging treatment [10–12]. GP(I) is lationships (ORs) of η’/η-Al [13–18,27,28] and S-Al [29–31]. In addi­
considered as Mg- and Zn-containing zones with Zn/Mg atomic ratio of tion, phase interface can exert important effects on the solute

* Corresponding authors at: State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.
E-mail addresses: [email protected] (J. Geng), [email protected] (D. Chen).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2022.114643
Received 9 November 2021; Received in revised form 24 February 2022; Accepted 26 February 2022
Available online 4 March 2022
1359-6462/© 2022 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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