TY - JOUR N2 - The research focused on the influence of the solution temperature on the structure of precipitation hardening multi-component hypoeutectic aluminium alloys. The AlSi8Cu3 and AlSi6Cu4 alloys were used in the study and were subjected to a thermal-derivative analysis. The chemical composition and crystallization of phases and eutectics shift the characteristic points and the corresponding temperatures to other values, which affect to, for instance, the solution temperature. The alloys were supersaturated at 475°C (according to the determined temperature (TSol) and 505°C for 1.5 hours. Aging was performed at 180°C for 5 hours. The Rockwell hardness measurement, metallographic analysis of alloys by means of light microscopy as well as chemical and phase analysis using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray crystallography were carried out on alloys. The use of computer image analysis enabled the determination of the amount of the current Al2Cu phase in the alloys before and after heat treatment. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/109229/PDF/AFE%201_2019_07.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/109229 PY - 2019 IS - No 1 EP - 46 DO - 10.24425/afe.2018.125189 KW - Thrermal-derivative analysis KW - Heat treatment KW - hardness KW - Metallographic analysis KW - Al-Si-Cu alloys A1 - Smolarczyk, P.E. A1 - Krupiński, M. PB - The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 19 DA - 2019.01.25 T1 - Thermal-Derivative Analysis and Precipitation Hardening of the Hypoeutectic Al-Si-Cu Alloys SP - 41 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/109229 T2 - Archives of Foundry Engineering ER -