Surface Roughening Behavior and Mechanism in Aluminum Alloy Under Tensile Deformation

Surface roughening (SR) has been found to occur in solid solution 2219 aluminum alloy under tensile deformation, which will deteriorate its surface quality. To make a precise study of the surface roughening (SR) behavior and mechanism, the surface morphology of annealed and solid solution 2219 aluminum alloy was compared and crystal plasticity finite element (CPFE) simulation was carried out in this study. Thereinto, representative volume element (RVE) models of polycrystals were established according to the initial grain morphology measured by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). The results show that the surface roughening degree of the solid solution specimen is worse than that of annealed specimen after uniaxial tension deformation. In comparison with the annealed specimen, the grains show a larger size after solid solution treatment, thus resulting in the coarse surface to a certain extent. Moreover, texture type and density also have a significant influence on surface roughness. The rotation of grains with an S and Copper orientation intensifies the surface roughening during tensile deformation. The deformation difficulty of Goss texture in the normal direction (ND) and tangential direction (TD) varies, thus contributing to the different surface morphology. The research results will provide guidance for the improvement of the surface quality of high-strength aluminum alloy aerospace components.