Influence of heat treatment on complex-shape rotating disk subjected to isothermal precision forging

Influence of heat treatment on the mechanical properties of the forging was systematically investigated according to tensile test, hardness test and electrical conductivity test. Simultaneously, typical microstructures of the 7A09 aluminum alloy samples subjected to various solution temperatures and aging regimes were characterized by means of Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and Scanning electron microscope (SEM). In the case of the different solution temperatures, the size of precipitations increases with the increase in the solution temperature, which contributes to improving both strength and stress corrosion resistance of the forging. The solution temperature of 465 °C leads to the well comprehensive mechanical properties and the superior stress corrosion resistance of the forging. G.P. zone, η' phase and η phase are able to precipitate in the matrix of the forging in the case of different aging regimes, such as peak aging, two-stage overaging, two-stage aging, and regression and re-aging. The precipitation phases play an important role in enhancing the mechanical properties of the forging as an obstacle against the dislocation movement.