Optimization of Thermal Processing Parameters of a High Strength Aluminum Alloy

Abstract

The work shows a calculation meant to optimize the thermal processing parameters (time and temperature) of a high strength aluminum alloy. The optimization calculation has been done by gradient method which involves multistep (iteration) calculation of thermal processing parameters in which the values of the mechanical properties meet certain restrictions imposed. Identifying the most economic variants of heat treatment of those resulting from the application of gradient method was carried out by performing calculations of heat balance of the heat-treatment oven.