ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES

https://doi.org/10.1080/2374068X.2023.2192130

Correlating fractography with mechanical properties of

microalloyed 2219Al alloys under different
thermo-mechanical conditions
Sanjib Gogoi , Harun Rashid Siddiqui , Sanjib Banerjee , Satadru Kashyap ,
Sushen Kirtania and Rakesh Bhadra
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tezpur University, Tezpur, India

ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY

2219Al alloys microalloyed with varying trace contents (0–0.1 wt.%) Accepted 11 February 2023
of Cd were cast, and subjected to standard sequential thermo-
KEYWORDS
mechanical processes of rolling and age-hardening treatments. Aluminum alloys;
Uniaxial tensile and Charpy impact tests were performed, and microalloying; thermo-
fractured surfaces were studied under scanning electron micro­ mechanical treatment;
scope (SEM). Variations in tensile ductility and toughness with fractography; ductility;
trace additions of Cd were reported under given processing condi­ toughness
tions. Independent influences of Cd compositions, peak-ageing
treatment and rolling were investigated to identify predominant
fracture modes (ductile/fibrous, brittle/cleavage or mixed) of
2219Al alloys for the first time. Salient features and fracture
mechanisms as exhibited from the fractographs were further corre­
lated with microstructural evolution, mechanical ductility and
toughness. Cast 2219Al alloy exhibited typically ductile fracto­
graphs, compared to moderate level of ductility after microalloying.
Lower fracture strain and toughness of peak-aged alloys were
accompanied with mixed mode of fracture surfaces. Rolling
resulted in fractographs of mixed mode, however with higher
ductility compared to peak-aged alloys. Impact testing resulted in
failure at higher strain rate, exhibiting typically brittle fractographs,
correlated with the impact toughness values. Present fractographic
analysis provided a structure-property correlation, to validate the
susceptibility of these alloys, to different modes of failure, subjected
under various loading and thermo-mechanical treatments.

1. Introduction
Materials with higher strength but lighter weight are in growing demand in the auto­
motive, aerospace, marine and telecommunication industries [1]. Such material research
and development were focused on innovative non-ferrous Al, Ti, Mg alloys, having high
specific strength [2]. Al provides a wide range of alloys, exhibiting varying and attractive
mechanical properties, which make Al a very versatile and demanding structural material
for engineering applications. Dramatic improvements in Al alloys were carried out, since
they were first introduced during 1920s [3]. Considerable enhancement in mechanical

CONTACT Sanjib Banerjee sanjibb@tezu.ernet.in; banerjee.sanjib.dr@gmail.com Department of Mechanical

Engineering, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam 784028, India
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