The Effect of Heat Treatments and Nickel Additive on The Microstructure and Tensile Properties of 7075 Aluminum Alloy

The aluminum alloys of the 7xxx series consist of Al with Zn mainly, Mg and Cu. 7xxx aluminum alloys has high mechanical properties making it distinct from other aluminum alloys. The effect of adding Nickel and heat treatments on the microstructure, formed phases and tensile properties of the 7075 aluminum alloy were studied in this paper. Different percentages of nickel [0.1, 0.5, 1] wt% was added to 7075 Aluminum alloy, and various heat treatments (artificial aging T6 and Retrogression and re-aging RRA) was applied on the 7075 alloys that containing nickel. The results obtained by applying of RRA treatment were better than the results of T6 treatment, the tensile properties increased and the microstructure became softer by adding nickel to the studied alloys. The maximum tensile strength of 7075 aluminum alloy was (UTS = 437 Mpa) when RRA heat treatment was applied and 0.5% nickel was added.

The Effect of Heat Treatments and Nickel Additive on The Microstructure and Hardness of 7075 Aluminum Alloy

The aluminum alloys of the 7xxx series consist of Al with Zn mainly, Mg and Cu. 7xxx aluminum alloys has high mechanical properties making it distinct from other aluminum alloys. In this paper, we examine the effect of adding Nickel and heat treatments on the microstructure and hardness of the 7075 aluminum alloy. Were we added different percentages of nickel [0.1, 0.5, 1] wt% to 7075 Aluminum alloy, and applied various heat treatments (artificial aging T6 and Retrogression and re-aging RRA) on the 7075 alloys that Containing nickel. By applying RRA treatment, we obtained better results than the results obtained by applying T6 treatment, and we obtained the high values of hardness and a smoother microstructure for the studied alloys by the addition of (0.5 wt%) nickel to alloy 7075.

The Effect of Heat Treatments and Nickel Additive on The Microstructure and Hardness of 7075 Aluminum Alloy

The aluminum alloys of the 7xxx series consist of Al with Zn mainly, Mg and Cu. 7xxx aluminum alloys has high mechanical properties making it distinct from other aluminum alloys. In this paper, we examine the effect of adding Nickel and heat treatments on the microstructure and hardness of the 7075 aluminum alloy. Were we added different percentages of nickel [0.1, 0.5, 1] wt% to 7075 Aluminum alloy, and applied various heat treatments (artificial aging T6 and Retrogression and re-aging RRA) on the 7075 alloys that Containing nickel. By applying RRA treatment, we obtained better results than the results obtained by applying T6 treatment, and we obtained the high values of hardness and a smoother microstructure for the studied alloys by the addition of (0.5 wt%) nickel to alloy 7075.