To evaluate the quality of cast aluminum alloys quantitatively and intuitively, quality index and quality map have been used. Quality index and quality map are to quantitatively evaluate the quality of cast aluminum alloys according to yield strength (YS), ultimate tensile strength (UTS), elongation to fracture (Ef), and strain energy density (W). There are some quality indices such as Q, QR, QC, and Q0. The quality maps are generated to intuitively evaluate the quality level based on the quality indices. These quality indices and quality maps show the quality levels according to the pairs of tensile mechanical properties such as UTS and Ef, or YS and Ef, or YS and W. By using these quality maps, it is impossible to directly evaluate the quality levels according to the artificial aging heat treatment condition. We develop multiple quadratic polynomial regression models and quality maps for tensile mechanical properties and quality indices of the cast aluminum alloys according to artificial aging heat treatment condition. The performances of the regression models are evaluated using the mean absolute errors, mean relative errors, and coefficients of determination. The regression models and quality maps could be widely used to evaluate the quality of the cast aluminum alloys according to the aging heat treatment conditions and determine the rational aging heat treatment condition.

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