Objective: In this experiment, the effect of different processing procedures on the hardness

strength and the ductility of 6061-T6 alloy will be determined.

Apparatus and Material:

Furnace Water Quench Tank
Gloves Tongs (Small and Large)
Rockwell Hardness Tester Tensile Testing Machine
6061-T6 aluminum alloy (0.1%Cu, 0.8%Mg,1.0%Si, 0.7%Mn)

Procedure:
Week 1: Step one, preheat the furnace for 30 minutes to 530C. Step two, measure and
record the hardness of specimen 1. Step three, measure and record the initial
diameter and initial length of specimen 1. Step four, perform a tensile test on
specimen 1 and measure the final diameter after the test. Step five, place
specimens 2,3 and 4 in the preheated furnace for one hour. Step six, remove the
specimens from the furnace and quickly quench in the room temperature water.
Step seven, perform a hardness test on specimen 2 making 3 separate readings
on 3 separate locations on the specimen. After recording the data, place the
specimen in the freezer and leave it there for a week. Step eight, while specimen
2 is in the freezer keep specimen 3 at room temperature and specimen 4 in the
oven at 160C for one week.
Week 2: Step one, remove specimen 4 from the oven and allow it to air cool. Step two,
measure and record the initial diameter and the length of each specimen. Step
three, perform hardness testing on specimen 2,3 and 4. Make three separate
readings on three different locations on each of the specimens and record the
results. Step four, Perform a tensile test on all the specimens. Measure and
record the final diameter of the specimens.
Analysis:
Air
Extensi
Time on Load
[s] [mm] [N] Strain Stress
0.0006 0.0215 0.0003 0.0006
0 9 3 24 91
0.0131 49.993 0.0061 1.6038
9.392 3 32 64 92
0.0222 99.997 0.0104 3.2081
11.2 3 04 37 18
12.97 0.0309 150.01 0.0145 4.8126
8 8 01 45 44
0.0395 200.02 0.0185 6.4173
14.66 1 79 49 22
18.90 0.0608 250.04 0.0285 8.0220
7 1 82 49 8
23.46 300.07 0.0392 9.6270
2 0.0835 41 02 17
0.1104 350.07 0.0518 11.231
28.85 7 63 64 19
36.09 0.1467 400.08 0.0688 12.835
4 1 17 78 47
44.65 0.1895 450.09 0.0889 14.439
5 1 34 72 95
57.92 0.2558 500.10 0.1201 16.044
2 5 75 17 52
78.60 0.3592 550.11 0.1686 17.648
4 7 41 71 83
96.25 0.4517 600.28 0.2120 19.258
3 5 02 89 27
99.62 650.33 0.2920 20.864
1 0.622 5 19 13
102.8 0.7821 700.33 0.3672 22.468
25 8 55 21 26
106.3 0.9580 750.38 0.4497 24.073
47 2 29 75 88
107.6 767.39 0.4792 24.619
01 1.0207 06 02 53
107.6 1.0207 767.39 0.4792 24.619
02 5 95 25 81
112.7 1.2075 817.40 0.5669 26.224
41 1 64 06 14
119.0 1.4176 867.41 0.6655 27.828
5 7 06 73 38
126.1 1.6547 917.41 0.7768 29.432
6 9 29 97 56
133.8 1.9125 967.41 0.8978 31.036
 92 2 84 97 84
143.1 2.2217 1,017. 1.0430 32.642
7 3 45 66 03
154.5 2.6005 1,067. 1.2208 34.247
34 1 50 97 54
168.6 3.0714 1,117. 1.4419 35.851
6 3 50 86 84
189.8 3.7786 1,167. 1.7740 37.456
74 5 51 14 23
227.8 5.0428 1,117. 2.3675 35.851
17 5 50 35 74
232.2 5.1916 1,067. 2.4373 34.246
8 6 45 99 05
235.7 5.3064 1,017. 2.4912 32.638
23 3 36 82 92
238.6 5.4035 967.34 2.5368 31.034
28 4 47 73 48
241.0 5.4842 917.32 2.5747 29.429
52 5 04 65 59
243.2 5.5583 867.31 2.6095 27.825
68 1 1 35 18
245.1 5.6209 817.26 2.6389 26.219
45 4 6 39 63
246.3 5.6599 767.18 2.6572 24.612
18 5 37 54 89
246.6 5.6713 716.70 2.6625 22.993
59 2 86 92 54
246.7 5.6735 663.66 2.6636 21.291
32 3 4 29 75
246.7 5.6738 611.56 2.6637 19.620
45 4 41 75 28
246.7 5.6742 559.19 2.6639 17.940
59 5 25 67 09
246.7 5.6751 508.84 2.6643 16.324
81 1 12 71 71
 Stress-Strain
40

35

30

25

Stress 20

15

10

0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Strain

Strain Stress
 Furnace
Extensi
Time on Load
[s] [mm] [N] Strain Stress
0.1045 0.0490 0.0012
0 3 0.0389 75 48
0.1117 50.076 0.0524 1.6065
6.396 2 11 51 48
0.1249 100.10 0.0586 3.2115
8.98 5 47 62 73
19.24 0.1762 150.10 0.0827 4.8156
6 2 49 32 84
32.89 0.2443 200.12 0.1147 6.4202
6 3 07 09 99
0.3331 250.12 0.1564 8.0244
50.65 7 2 18 45
67.26 0.4161 300.12 0.1953 9.6286
9 3 5 66 5
82.89 0.4944 350.13 0.2321 11.232
6 9 14 55 96
90.58 0.5329 400.13 0.2501 12.837
7 1 9 92 31
101.2 0.5966 450.20 0.2801 14.443
63 5 68 17 59
103.8 0.6348 500.26 0.2980 16.049
36 7 91 61 7
107.7 0.6937 550.30 0.3256 17.655
41 3 82 95 06
114.7 0.7980 600.30 0.3746 19.259
05 9 9 9 19
126.0 650.31 0.4547 20.863
79 0.9687 74 89 57
136.6 645.80 0.5294 20.718
88 1.1277 83 37 91
136.6 1.1277 645.77 0.5294 20.717
89 1 3 41 77
137.9 695.82 0.5399 22.323
2 1.15 56 06 57
146.3 1.4274 745.93 0.6701 23.931
55 1 04 46 03
147.1 1.4545 795.93 0.6828 25.535
53 6 52 92 3
151.0 1.5831 845.98 0.7432 27.140
24 4 05 58 86
153.6 1.6710 896.01 0.7845 28.745
53 4 06 26 93
154.6 1.7038 946.02 0.7999 30.350
44 4 24 25 41
157.1 1.7864 996.20 0.8386 31.960
 13 58 85 4
158.5 1.8339 1,046. 0.8609 33.569
38 2 35 95 27
159.5 1.8682 1,096. 0.8771 35.177
67 5 48 13 48
161.1 1.9204 1,146. 0.9016 36.782
45 8 52 34 73
161.7 1.9391 1,196. 0.9103 38.387
03 1 53 8 24
162.9 1.9793 1,246. 0.9292 39.991
1 7 53 82 35
163.7 2.0079 1,296. 0.9426 41.598
68 4 63 95 68
164.9 1,346. 0.9606 43.205
04 2.0461 71 1 29
165.9 1,396. 0.9767 44.813
32 2.0804 85 14 95
166.5 2.1013 1,446. 0.9865 46.421
62 7 95 59 28
167.9 2.1488 1,497. 1.0088 48.031
85 7 15 59 76
168.4 2.1655 1,547. 1.0166 49.636
85 5 18 9 94
169.5 2.2011 1,597. 1.0333 51.242
55 4 24 99 77
170.8 2.2439 1,647. 1.0534 52.848
42 2 28 84 4
174.4 1,697. 1.1107 54.453
93 2.3658 31 04 33
184.6 2.7044 1,747. 1.2696
54 5 33 95 56.058
1,797. 1.4879 57.662
198.6 3.1693 34 34 57
222.1 3.9525 1,747. 1.8556 56.057
06 1 33 38 96
225.2 4.0562 1,697. 1.9043 54.453
18 5 31 43 46
227.9 1,647. 1.9474 52.848
75 4.1481 28 65 19
230.5 4.2340 1,597. 1.9878 51.244
54 4 28 12 04
232.9 4.3139 1,547. 2.0253 49.639
51 8 28 43 93
235.1 1,497. 2.0604 48.033
91 4.3887 21 23 68
237.3 4.4623 1,447. 2.0950 46.428
9 8 19 14 99
239.3 4.5264 1,397. 2.1251 44.823
23 8 15 08 49
241.2 4.5894 1,347. 2.1546 43.216
 13 2 07 57 85
242.9 4.6471 1,297. 2.1817 41.611
46 5 03 61 55
244.4 4.6989 1,247. 2.2060 40.007
98 6 03 85 35
245.7 4.7392 1,197. 2.2249 38.402
09 1 02 81 83
246.8 4.7774 1,146. 2.2429 36.795
41 2 93 2 93
247.7 4.8074 1,096. 2.2570 35.188
54 9 81 38 02
248.4 4.8303 1,046. 2.2677 33.581
4 7 75 79 82
248.9 4.8475 996.73 2.2758 31.977
53 7 54 54 4
249.4 4.8627 946.55 2.2829 30.367
04 4 99 77 66
249.6 4.8707 896.31 2.2867 28.755
54 8 15 51 58
249.8 4.8789 846.27 2.2905 27.150
9 2 67 73 36
250.1 4.8873 796.27 2.2945 25.546
39 5 06 31 06
250.4 4.8983 746.19 2.2996 23.939
67 5 64 95 57
250.7 696.15 2.3038 22.333
44 4.9073 05 97 99
250.9 646.09 2.3069 20.727
37 4.9139 12 95 98
251.1 4.9220 595.92 2.3108 19.118
85 2 83 08 65
251.4 4.9306 545.79 2.3148 17.510
42 1 96 4 41
251.6 4.9388 495.62 2.3187 15.900
86 7 45 18 69
251.8 4.9452 445.58 2.3216 14.295
86 1 5 95 31
252.0 4.9500 395.02 2.3239 12.673
19 8 81 81 34
252.1 4.9533 344.94 2.3255 11.066
25 6 64 21 62
252.1 4.9559 294.30 2.3267 9.4418
94 2 16 23 23
252.2 4.9564 241.54 2.3269 7.7493
15 3 86 62 94
252.2 190.85 2.3271 6.1230
32 4.9568 54 36 49
252.2 4.9585 140.60 2.3279 4.5110
82 4 8 53 04
252.4 4.9631 90.599 2.3301 2.9066
24 4 17 13 14
252.6 40.511 2.3333 1.2996
3 4.9701 01 8 79
- -
252.8 4.9764 9.6589 2.3363 0.3098
18 7 1 71 8
- -
252.8 4.9785 60.413 2.3373 1.9381
74 5 1 47 8

Stress-Strain
70

60

50

40

Stress 30

20

10

0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
-10

Strain

Strain Stress
 Freezer
Extensi
Time on Load
[s] [mm] [N] Strain Stress
-
0.2063 0.0187 0.0968 -
0 6 2 83 0.0006
50.005 0.0998 1.6042
1.315 0.2126 51 12 83
0.2182 100.01 0.1024 3.2086
2.443 6 42 69 7
0.2240 150.04 0.1051 4.8136
3.6 2 01 74 05
0.2298 200.08 0.1079 6.4191
4.767 9 54 3 66
0.2363 250.10 0.1109 8.0240
6.032 7 9 72 29
0.2528 300.11 0.1187 9.6284
9.36 8 95 23 74
13.56 0.2739 350.12 0.1286 11.232
6 2 05 01 61
0.3007 400.12 0.1412 12.836
18.94 6 24 02 78
26.66 0.3395 450.13 0.1593 14.441
9 2 3 99 23
43.24 0.4223 500.13 0.1983 16.045
7 9 8 05 49
0.5401 550.14 0.2535 17.649
66.8 3 86 82 94
90.48 0.6957 600.22 0.3266 19.256
4 8 02 57 34
101.2 0.8566 650.24 0.4021 20.861
07 7 41 92 22
110.7 1.0003 700.25 0.4696 22.465
84 4 28 43 6
121.5 1.1612 750.26 0.5452 24.070
13 9 22 07 01
126.2 1.2328 774.33 0.5788 24.842
86 9 95 22 46
126.2 774.30 0.5788 24.841
87 1.2329 66 26 4
132.5 1.4206 824.39 0.6669 26.448
61 8 77 86 43
138.2 1.6115 874.41 0.7566 28.053
83 6 36 01 05
144.8 1.8298 924.41 0.8591 29.657
34 9 44 03 18
152.5 2.0867 974.46 0.9796 31.262
42 2 04 81 77
161.0 2.3688 1,024. 1.1121 32.866
04 5 46 36 92
172.3 2.7486 1,074. 1.2904 34.471
99 7 47 55 24
189.3 3.3152 1,124. 1.5564 36.077
98 6 52 6 02
242.5 5.0860 1,074. 2.3878 34.472
34 7 50 26 26
247.3 5.2465 1,024. 2.4631 32.867
5 7 48 78 56
251.3 5.3787 974.46 2.5252 31.262
16 4 14 3 8
254.7 5.4933 924.41 2.5790 29.657
56 6 54 42 22
257.8 5.5965 874.38 2.6275 28.052
52 9 1 07 01
260.7 5.6931 824.33 2.6728 26.446
34 4 42 36 4
263.3 5.7792 774.29 2.7132 24.840
17 9 29 82 96
265.6 5.8550 724.28 2.7488 23.236
04 4 7 45 67
267.8 5.9292 674.21 2.7836 21.630
28 3 12 76 13
269.8 5.9975 624.18 2.8157 20.025
68 3 16 42 07
271.2 6.0438 574.13 2.8374 18.419
63 3 62 79 51
271.6 6.0562 524.11 2.8433 16.814
42 6 9 15 85
271.9 6.0662 474.03 2.8479 15.207
24 3 22 95 96
272.2 6.0762 424.02 2.8526 13.603
28 4 29 95 56
272.4 6.0822 373.78 2.8555 11.991
07 8 67 31 87
272.6 6.0891 323.70 2.8587 10.385
12 5 12 56 02
272.7 6.0935 273.47 2.8608 8.7737
45 6 68 26 19
272.7 6.0950 223.42 2.8615 7.1680
94 7 68 35 07
272.9 6.1010 172.97 2.8643 5.5493
74 2 4 29 75
273.0 6.1051 122.85 2.8662 3.9413
94 1 08 49 14
273.2 6.1090 72.782 2.8680 2.3350
16 1 97 8 33
273.5 6.1198 22.737 2.8731 0.7294
45 9 93 88 81
 - -
274.0 6.1370 27.297 2.8812 0.8757
62 1 2 25 5
- -
274.1 6.1405 77.452 2.8828 2.4848
53 1 2 69 3

Stress-Strain
40
35
30
25
20
Stress
15
10
5
0
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
-5

Strain

Strain Stress
Report:
This experiment was very effective in highlighting core principles of material
engineering of the aging process. The experiment was only limited to aluminium
samples with a specific size. It was only dedicated to a specific scenario.

Analysis:
Through the testing, we observed the different affects of temperature aging
whichproved to how different level of hardness and ductility. The conclusion
arrived was to highlight the affects of different treatment. The treatments shown
have given light to material aging process and shown first hand results,