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Generally, the good combination of pre-deformation and aging can improve the mechanical strength of the Al–Cu–Li–Mg alloys. However, the effects of pre-deformation on competitive precipitation relationship and precipitation strengthening have not been clarified in detail in Al–Cu–Li–Mg alloys with high Mg. In the present study, the effects of pre-deformation level on the microstructure and mechanical properties of an Al–2.95Cu–1.55Li–0.57Mg–0.18Zr alloy have been investigated. It is found that the introduction of dislocation by 5% pre-deformation can facilitate the precipitation of new successive composite precipitates and T1 precipitates along the sub-grain boundaries or dislocations and inhibit the precipitation of dispersive GPB zones which is the main precipitates of the alloys without pre-deformation. The introduction of 5% pre-deformation can enhance the mechanical properties considerably. When the pre-deformation level increases from 5 to 15%, the number density of the successive composite precipitates and T1 precipitates increases, and the aspect ratio of T1 precipitates decreases. The decrease in T1 precipitate aspect ratio and the increment of the successive composite precipitates result in the reduction in precipitation strengthening. Therefore, the increase in pre-deformation level from 5 to 15% does not further improve the mechanical properties of the alloys, although the dislocation strengthening increases continuously.
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This work is financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB0300801) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51671082, 51831004, 11427806, and 51471067).
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Gong, X., Luo, S., Li, S. et al. Dislocation-Induced Precipitation and Its Strengthening of Al–Cu–Li–Mg Alloys with High Mg. Acta Metall. Sin. (Engl. Lett.) 34, 597–605 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40195-020-01166-1
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