Submitted by PPG Engenharia e Tecnologia de Materiais (engenharia.pg.materiais@pucrs.br) on 2017-10-10T12:03:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_Bernardo_2017_R18_3_Versao_PGETEMA.pdf: 6957919 bytes, checksum: e8811a19bda3fe37ea9ed6f6247594ac (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Caroline Xavier (caroline.xavier@pucrs.br) on 2017-10-10T13:43:30Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_Bernardo_2017_R18_3_Versao_PGETEMA.pdf: 6957919 bytes, checksum: e8811a19bda3fe37ea9ed6f6247594ac (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-10T13:48:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_Bernardo_2017_R18_3_Versao_PGETEMA.pdf: 6957919 bytes, checksum: e8811a19bda3fe37ea9ed6f6247594ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-31 / CAPES/PROSUP / The objective of the present work is to develop two modified ternary Al-Zn-Mg alloys, with Zn content about 5wt% and 8wt%, and to evaluate the precipitation hardening (solutioning and artificial ageing ? T6) as a function of solidification conditions. The 752 (Al-5%Zn-2%Mg) and 782 (Al-8%Zn-2%Mg) alloys were obtained to analyze the influence of Zn content, as well as the relationship between solidification conditions, precipitation hardening, and mechanical properties before and after heat treatments. Unidirectional vertical upward solidification was performed in a metallic mold cooled by water in the bottom and instrumented using thermocouples to obtain the ingots. Samples extracted from ingots were metallography characterized by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and the mechanical properties were determined by hardness, microhardness, tensile and wear testing. The results showed that the increase of 3% of zinc in the chemical composition improved the hardness of 44%, the superficial wear of 27.7% and the tensile strength of 31.5% (in T6 condition). When comparing the results against data from some similar wrought alloys, it is concluded that the as-cast and heat treated 782 alloy can replace those, according to design specifications. / O objetivo do presente trabalho foi desenvolver duas ligas tern?rias fundidas modificadas de Al-Zn-Mg, com varia??o de 5% e 8% em Zn (em massa), e investigar o endurecimento por precipita??o (solubiliza??o e envelhecimento artificial - T6) em fun??o das condi??es de solidifica??o. Foram produzidas as ligas 752 (Al-5%Zn-2%Mg) e 782 (Al-8%Zn-2%Mg) para analisar, al?m da influ?ncia do teor de zinco, a correla??o entre as condi??es de solidifica??o, o endurecimento por precipita??o e as propriedades mec?nicas iniciais e finais. Para obten??o dos lingotes, a solidifica??o unidirecional vertical ascendente foi realizada em molde met?lico resfriado com ?gua na base e instrumentado com termopares. Amostras foram caracterizadas por an?lises metalogr?ficas em microscopia ?ptica (MO), microscopia eletr?nica de varredura (MEV), espectroscopia de energia dispersiva (EDS), e ensaios mec?nicos para determina??o das propriedades mec?nicas como dureza, microdureza, tra??o e desgaste, antes e ap?s os tratamentos t?rmicos. Os resultados mostraram que o aumento em 3% de zinco na composi??o qu?mica melhorou a dureza em 44,4%, o desgaste superficial em 27,7% e a resist?ncia ? tra??o em 31,5% (em condi??o T6). Comparando estes resultados com dados de algumas ligas conformadas similares, conclui-se que a Liga 782, fundida e tratada termicamente, pode substituir as ligas conformadas comerciais com adi??o de cobre.