Property Criteria for Automotive Al-Mg-Si Sheet Alloys

Materials

Ramona Prillhofer³  Gunther Rank³  Josef Berneder³  Helmut Antrekowitsch¹  Peter J. Uggowitzer² 

[1] Institute of Nonferrous Metallurgy, Montanuniversität Leoben, Franz-Josef-Straße 18, 8700 Leoben, Austria; E-Mail:;Laboratory of Metal Physics and Technology, Department of Materials, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland; E-Mail:;AMAG Rolling GmbH, Lamprechtshausnerstraße 61, 5282 Ranshofen, Austria; E-Mails:

关键词: Al-Mg-Si alloys;    automotive sheets;    formability;    roping;    corrosion;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ma7075047

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

In this study, property criteria for automotive Al-Mg-Si sheet alloys are outlined and investigated in the context of commercial alloys AA6016, AA6005A, AA6063 and AA6013. The parameters crucial to predicting forming behavior were determined by tensile tests, bending tests, cross-die tests, hole-expansion tests and forming limit curve analysis in the pre-aged temper after various storage periods following sheet production. Roping tests were performed to evaluate surface quality, for the deployment of these alloys as an outer panel material. Strength in service was also tested after a simulated paint bake cycle of 20 min at 185 °C, and the corrosion behavior was analyzed. The study showed that forming behavior is strongly dependent on the type of alloy and that it is influenced by the storage period after sheet production. Alloy AA6016 achieves the highest surface quality, and pre-ageing of alloy AA6013 facilitates superior strength in service. Corrosion behavior is good in AA6005A, AA6063 and AA6016, and only AA6013 shows a strong susceptibility to intergranular corrosion. The results are discussed below with respect to the chemical composition, microstructure and texture of the Al-Mg-Si alloys studied, and decision-making criteria for appropriate automotive sheet alloys for specific applications are presented.

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