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TABLE I
Content o f e l e m e n t s , % *
Alloy
AI
Fe
22.7
22.9
1.2
23.0
1.2
48.6
48.7
48.6
Be
Cu
Mg
0.1
0.1
1.2
0.13
1.0
0.12
* T h e r e m a i n d e r is Zn.
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%
was increased from 44 to 55%.
0.494
0.493 a nm
In alloy 1 an increase in e was accompanied
20
200 [0.2664'
by
an
increase in the fraction of lamellar structure
o
0.2663
I
2
3
(Fig. 3a, b). This allows us to assume that an increase in the damping capacity in these alloys is
Fig. 2. Damping (y = 10 - 4) (a) and mechanical (b) propcrlies, widths Bi3of the line (203)a ~of
the 13-phaseand Ba of the line (331)ch of the a-phase, phase composition (G is the amount of
the phase), and crystal lattice parameters (c) of alloys 1, 2, 3 based on Zn - 23*/, AI after hardConducted by B. M. I~frosat the Donetsk Engineering Physening.
ics Institute.
6,%
6,%
E f f e c t o f A l l o y i n g , H e a t T r e a t m e n t , a n d D e f o r m a t i o n on t h e P r o p e r t i e s o f D a m p i n g Z n - AI A l l o y s
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Fig. 3. Microstructure of alloys 1 (a, b) and 2 (c, d) after a thermomechanical treatment with e = 12% (a, c) and c = 55% (b, d):
a) x 23,000; b) x 27,000; c) x 29,000; d) x 53,000.
retained ct'-phase.
CONCLUSIONS
1. The properties o f Zn - A1 alloys are affected substantially by the retained ct'-phase. It possesses an elevated
strength but its damping capacity and ductility are low. Its
stabilization in hardened Zn - AI alloys is promoted by an in-
TABLE 2
Alloy
e.%
12
55
12
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Notation: Zna, and Zna are the zinc contents in the ct' and ct phases, y is the
deformation amplitude.
Note. The content of zinc in the a' phase of alloy 2 was determined using a
conventional coefficient that allows for the alloying.
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crease in the content of AI and in the degree of deformation; the Z n - 49 % AI alloy should be alloyed with Mg or
Mg + Cu, and the Zn - 23% AI alloy should be alloyed with Cu.
2. Alloys based on Z n - A I with a structure of a
monotectoid possess a high damping capacity and a good
combination of strength and ductility, namely, 8 = 2 - 7% at
),= 10 -4, 0"0.2 = 3 1 0 - 180 N / m m 2, and an elongation 85 that
ranges between 2 and 42% depending on the heat treatment
regime. Beryllium, copper, and iron alloying of alloys with a
structure close to monotectoid increases their strength but decreases their damping capacity and ductility.
3. An increase in the dispersity of the monotectoid increases the damping capacity of the alloy, if the dispersity
factor is not accompanied by the action of retained ct'-phase.
4. When choosing the regime of heat treatment for
Zn - AI alloys the fact that hardening creates a structure that
retains a nonequilibrium nature up to subcritical aging temperatures should be taken into account. The structure is more
nonequilibrium than in the annealed state. Therefore, the
damping capacity of a hardened and aged alloy is higher than
that of an annealed alloy. The aim of aging can be different
depending on the composition of the alloy, namely, (a)
monotectoid decomposition of the ct'-phase in order to increase the damping capacity and the ductility, when the aging
temperature corresponding to a high damping capacity is determined by the composition of the high-temperature phase,
(b) size stabilization, (c) increasing the strength by dispersion
hardening.
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