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These parts were produced with primary and secondary aluminium alloys (AlSi10MnMg alloy and AlSi10Mg(Fe) alloy, respectively). The parts presented blisters for all combinations of temperature (between 360 \u00b0C and 520 \u00b0C) and stage times (15 and 30 min) of solution heat treatments. However, when subjected to the T5 heat treatment, blisters were no longer visible. With this heat treatment, there was an increase in yield strength of 64% for both aluminium alloys and an increase in UTS of 31% in AlSi10Mg(Fe) alloy and of 24% in AlSi10MnMg alloy, when compared to the mechanical properties in the as-cast state. However, there was a decrease in ductility. 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