The effect of severe plastic deformation on the natural ageing behavior of aluminum alloy 2024

The precipitation behavior and the hardness evolution of AA2024 under severe plastic deformation (SPD) and natural ageing have been studied. During SPD process, GPB zones/Cu-Mg co-clusters are dynamically precipitated. This is confirmed by elimination of GPB zones/Cu-Mg co-clusters formation effect in differential scanning calorimetery (DSC) study of deformed and undeformed samples. The occurrence of GPB zones or Cu-Mg co-clusters formation during SPD process reduces natural ageing kinetics of deformed samples. The formation of metastable phases at strain ~ 1 has been privileged in comparison with that of stable phases.