The influence of forming temperature and strain rate on forming characteristics of aluminum alloys was investigated. Upsetting tests of AW 6082 alloy were carried out at room temperature. First group of samples of as delivered material was tested at different strain rates. Samples in the second group were tested at different natural aging time from 1 to 10000 minutes. The results showed that shape of true stress-true strain curves and values of flow stress didn't change noticeably at different strain rates. In case of naturally aged samples, mechanical properties improved during aging process. However, naturally aged samples reached lower flow stress values than samples without heat treatment, even after long aging time.
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