Influence Of Rotary Swaging And Subsequent Age Hardening On Properties Of En Aw 6082 Aluminium Alloy

Mechanical properties and microstructure of EN AW 6082 were investigated. The aluminium alloy was processed by combining the solution annealing, plastic deformation and artificial age hardening, respectively. The initial state of the investigated material was provided in the form of extruded rods with the diameter of 12 mm. For the solution annealing the temperature 530 degrees C was chosen. The plastic deformation was realized by rotary swaging at ambient temperature and the investigated material was rotary swaged from 12 to 10 mm in diameter. The effect of the age hardening temperature and time was studied at temperatures of 120 and 160 degrees C and times 1 - 12 hours. The impact of processing parameters on mechanical properties was assessed by tensile testing and hardness measurement. Metallographic examination was carried out by light optical microscopy (LOM) and scanning electron microscopy using electron backscatter diffraction (SEM-EBSD).