Relating fractographic analysis to yield strength of novel X7475 (Al–Zn–Mg–Cu) alloys produced by recycling aluminium beverage cans

• Main Authors: Kazeem, Abubakar, Badarulzaman, Nur Azam, Wan Ali, Wan Fahmin Faiz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA401-492 Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5256/1/AJ%202020%20%28123%29.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5256/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.127067

The aim of this letter was to conduct a postmortem on the nature of fracture, substrates and possible precipitates formed in a novel experimental 7xxx alloy cast from recycled beverage cans (RBCs) and link same to yield strength (ry) following heat treatment (HT). Fractographic investigation reveale...