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The effect of the chemical composition, in particular, of alloying with silver (up to 0.6%) and of the Cu-Mg ratio (from 21.2 to 1.6) in alloys of the Al-(2.4–6.3)% Cu-(0.30–2.0)% Mg system on their mechanical properties is studied. Comparative analysis of the strength characteristics of alloys and of the kinetics of their overaging in tests of pressed semiproducts with a thickness of 10 mm in states T and T1 and after additional heating at a temperature of 180–210°C is performed. Equations characterizing the softening due to the overaging are obtained, which make it possible to compare the properties of alloys under different modes of additional heating.
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Translated from Metallovedenie i Termicheskaya Obrabotka Metallov, No. 3, pp. 9–17, March, 2006.
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Teleshov, V.V., Andreev, D.A. & Golovleva, A.P. Effect of chemical composition on the strength of alloys of the Al-Cu-Mg-Ag system after heating at 180–210°C. Met Sci Heat Treat 48, 104–112 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11041-006-0052-8
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