Jakub Papiez

Mr. Jakub Papiez


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

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27 December 2025 in Materials
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JPJakub Papiez
Jakub Papiez
KLKacper Leśny
Kacper Leśny
MZMartyna Zemlik
Martyna Zemlik
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of heat treatment, including solutionising and ageing in the temperature range of 20–250 °C, on the microstructural, mechanical, and tribological properties of the Al 7075 alloy. Microscopic analysis revealed that in the as-received condition and after natural ageing, the microstructure is characterised by the presence of elongated grains and a banded distribution of precipitates, whereas higher ageing temperatures lead to their coarsening and the initiation of recrystallisation processes. The highest hardness (189 HV) was obtained after ageing at 100 °C for 48 h, while further increases in temperature caused a systematic decrease in hardness—down to 85 HV at 250 °C for 4 h. Impact tests showed that in the as-received condition, the material reached a value of 7 J/cm2, after natural ageing 15 J/cm2, and the maximum (26 J/cm2) was achieved for samples aged at 250 °C for 4 h. Tribological tests conducted using the T-07 method confirmed the dependence of wear resistance on heat treatment parameters—the lowest relative abrasive wear resistance coefficient was observed after natural ageing (kb = 0.860), and the highest after ageing at 250 °C for 4 h (kb = 1.216). The results obtained indicate that moderate ageing conditions (100–150 °C) favour increased hardness, whereas higher temperatures (200–250 °C) lead to an improvement in impact strength and tribological resistance, which showed an inversely proportional relationship with hardness, contrary to Archard’s law.