| For the purpose of ameliorating of toughness by boundary control, Be was added to Al-Li multiphase alloys. Interface behaviors during ageing were investigated by means of the measurements of hardness and tensile strength, and also the observation of optical and transmission electron micrographs. In order to evaluate the fracture toughness, instrumented Charpy impact test was carried out and fracture surface was observed with a scanning electron micrograph. Grain size was refined by α-Be particles that acted on dragging force at grain boundary in Al-Li-Cu-Be alloy. And PFZ half width in Al-Li-Cu-Be alloy was decreased by early precipitation of T₁ phases compared with Be-free alloy. Double eak phenomenon which was observed at the hardness and tensile tests in Al-Li-Cu-Zr-Be alloy may be estmated by the precipitation of secondary T₁ phases due to the change of δ′, T₁ and θ′ phases stability. And considering toughness and elongation, it is possible to think that the secon peak condition may be the most optimum condition of heat treatment because of the remarkable improvement of elongation in Al-Li-Cu-Zr-Be alloy. In case of Al-Li-Cu-Zr alloy containing minor Be, higher impact absorbed energy than that of Be-free alloy was observed. This remarkable improvement of fracture toughness was attributed to the change of fracture mechanism from brittle to ductile mode. the high energy fracture mode of minor Be added alloy was associated with homogeneous deformation due to various interface controls. |
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