Microstructure refinement of AZ91D alloy solidified with pulsed magnetic field

The effects of pulsed magnetic field on the solidified microstructure of an AZ91D magnesium alloy were investigated. The experimental results show that the remarkable microstructural refinement is achieved when the pulsed magnetic field is applied in the solidification of AZ91D alloy. The average grain size of the as-cast microstructure of AZ91D alloy is refined to 104 μm. Besides the grain refinement, the morphology of the primary α-Mg is changed from dendritic to rosette, then to globular shape with changing the parameters of the pulsed magnetic field. The pulsed magnetic field causes melt convection during solidification, which makes the temperature of the whole melt homogenized, and produces an undercooling zone in front of the liquid/solid interface by the magnetic pressure, which makes the nucleation rate increased and big dendrites prohibited. In addition, primary α-Mg dendrites break into fine crystals, resulting in a refined solidification structure of the AZ91D alloy. The Joule heat effect induced in the melt also strengthens the grain refinement effect and spheroidization of dendrite arms.     

微量钒对AZ91D镁合金显微组织的影响

研究了添加微量钒对AZ91D镁合金显微组织的影响。在AZ91D镁合金熔炼过程加入AlV55中间合金引入钒元素,用光学显微镜、扫描电镜、能谱仪和X射线衍射等分析研究了加钒前后合金组织的变化以及钒在合金中的存在形式。结果表明:钒的引入使β-Mg17Al12相由不连续网状逐渐离散化,钒在AZ91D合金中主要以新相Al3V形式溶解或分散于β-Mg17Al12相和α-Mg基体中。高熔点的新相Al3V在AZ91D镁合金凝固过程中先于其他相生成聚集在固液界面前沿,抑制晶粒的长大;同时由于α-Mg相细化而使晶界面积增加,相应的单位面积晶界处发生共晶反应的熔液体积减少,生成的β-Mg17Al12相变得细小。同时由于晶粒尺寸减小以及晶界处Al3V相的强化作用,AZ91D合金的硬度随着添加钒含量的增加呈增大趋势。     

Influences of melt treatment on grain sizes and morphologies of AZ91D alloy

Influences of the three melt treatment processes （namely, refinement with carbon inoculation, electromagnetic stirring and ＂refinement ＆ electromagnetic stirring＂ processing） on the microstructures of AZ91D alloy were explored experimentally. The results indicate that the micron carbon powders inoculation processing with 0.1% （mass fraction） addition level makes the grain size of the primary phase （a-Mg） decrease to approximate 40% that of the initial primary crystal, from about 530 μm to 200 μm around. The electromagnetic stirring processing not only decreases the grain sizes sharply, but also transfers the grain shape of a-Mg from coarse dendritic to nearly spheralitic with the shape factor from about 0.1 to approximate 0,8. And the ＂refinement ＆ electromagnetic stirring＂ processing improves grain shape of a-Mg further and refines grain size to about 72 μm, less than 15% that of the initial primary crystal.     

脉冲磁场对Mg-Gd-Y-Zr合金凝固及力学性能的影响

在Mg-Gd-Y-Zr合金凝固过程中施加不同频率的脉冲磁场,研究脉冲磁场对Mg-Gd-Y-Zr合金凝固的影响.实验结果表明,脉冲磁场使Mg-Gd-Y-Zr合金晶粒细化,在频率为5 Hz条件下获得最佳的晶粒细化效果,平均晶粒尺寸从未加脉冲磁场条件下的65 pm细化到37 pm.脉冲磁场的搅拌导致熔体磁过冷及熔体温度梯度降低是晶粒细化的主要原因.脉冲磁场的施加使抗拉强度和延伸率较常规铸造合金分别提高了4.8%、78.5%.     

旋转磁场对Mg15Al高铝镁合金凝固组织的影响

利用旋转磁场控制Mg15Al二元高铝镁合金凝固过程,以期获得均匀细小的等轴晶,使合金后续的等通道挤压能顺利进行.通过OM、SEM、EDS测试手段研究了旋转磁场对合金凝固组织及溶质分配的影响.结果表明:旋转磁场主要通过与金属液流相互作用引起强烈的旋流而产生搅拌作用来影响合金的温度场与溶质场的分布,故能够显著细化Mg15Al二元高铝镁合金组织中的初晶a-Mg,促进Al在初晶a-Mg中的固溶,但对于在凝固末期才形成的共晶组织而言,由于凝固末期所剩液相形不成有效流动,其形态受旋转磁场影响不大.随励磁电压增大,晶粒细化效果增加,励磁电压为60 V时,晶粒细化效果最佳,A1在初晶a-Mg中固溶量最高,励磁电压继续增加,由于磁场感生热增加将弱化二次冷却,使晶粒细化效果下降.     

Microstructures of AZ91D alloy solidified during electromagnetic stirring

With the help of an electromagnetic stirring device self-made and alloy melt quenching technology, the effect of electromagnetic stirring parameters on the microstructures of semi-solid AZ91D alloy was mainly studied at the stirring frequency of 200 Hz. The experimental results show that when the stirring power rises, the primary α-Mg rosettes in the semi-solid melt will bear stronger man-made temperature fluctuation and the root remehing effect of the dendritic arms is promoted so that the spherical primary α-Mg grains become much more and rounder. If the stirring frequency is 200 Hz, the ideal semi-solid microstructure of AZ91D magnesium alloy can be obtained when the stirring power is increased to 6.0 kW. If the stirring frequency is 200 Hz and the stirring power is 6.0 kW, it is found that the lower cooling rate is favorable for the spherical primary α-Mg grains to be developed during the electromagnetic stirring stage. If the AZ91D magnesium alloy billet prepared during electromagnetic stirring at the stirring frequency of 200 Hz and the stirring power of 6.0 kW is reheated to the solidus and liquidus temperature region,the primary α-Mg grain‘s shape will get more spherical, so it is very advantageous to the semi-solid thixoforming process     

电磁搅拌工艺对AZ31变形镁合金铸态组织的影响

采用了两种不同的电磁搅拌工艺,研究了交流磁场对AZ31变形镁合金铸态组织的影响,分析了在不同磁场条件下其凝固组织的变化。结果表明：磁感应强度越强,磁场细化合金晶粒的效果越明显。当有规律的改变磁场旋转方向,晶粒细化效果更加明显,晶界处网状的共晶组织被打断,同时晶内及晶界处出现大量近似岛状的共晶质点。     

喷射成形Mg-9Al-xZn合金的微观组织演变

利用喷射成形技术制备AZ91、AZ92和AZ93镁合金沉积柱坯,并对其微观组织演变进行观察.结果表明:铸态普通凝固AZ91合金的晶粒粗大,脆性β-Mg17Al12相连续分布成网状结构;而喷射成形AZ91、AZ92和AZ93合金的组织均匀,晶粒被充分细化,β-Mg17Al12相的网状结构被打破;喷射沉积快速凝固条件下高的冷却速率促进了过饱和α-Mg固溶体组织的形成,使得偏析相减少,形态改善;Zn含量的增加降低了Al在Mg中的溶解极限,促进了β-Mg17Al12相在晶界的析出及α-Mg+β-Mg17Al12离异共晶组织的形成;Zn元素的偏析倾向为激活成分过冷区内的形核质点提供了驱动力,从而阻碍了晶粒长大.     

脉冲电磁场下铝合金半连续铸造技术研究进展

利用脉冲电磁场引起的力效应、热效应及磁势能可显著改善铝合金半连续铸造组织性能,同时,脉冲电磁铸造技术在绿色生产、智能控制等方面紧密契合“低碳冶金”的国家战略要求。综述了脉冲电磁场在铸造晶粒细化、微观结构演变及析出物细化3方面的研究成果,分析了脉冲电磁场特性与材料相变的耦合机制,提出了脉冲电磁场控制凝固、析出相变组织的初步构想,以满足高性能铝合金的质量要求。着重介绍了基于理论指导开发的熔体表面脉冲电磁场技术及其在7XXX(φ203)、6XXX(φ380)、Al-Si(φ120)等多规格半连续铸造的工业实践,脉冲电磁场有望在今后铸造、热处理等多个冶金环节发挥更大作用。     

Microstructures and mechanical properties of AZ80 alloy treated by pulsed ultrasonic vibration

Pulsed ultrasonic field was employed in the melt of the AZ80 magnesium alloy.The effects of pulsed ultrasonic field on microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ80 magnesium alloy were investigated.The results show that the as-cast microstructure of the AZ80 alloy with pulsed ultrasonic treatment is significantly changed.Pulsed ultrasonic field significantly decreases the grain size,changes the morphologies of theβ-Mg_(17)Al_(12) phases and reduces their area fraction.It is found that pulsc width of ...     

Enhanced heterogeneous nucleation in AZ91D alloy by intensive melt shearing

Intensive melt shearing was applied to the commercial AZ91D alloy melt to investigate its effects on grain refinement. Alloy melts with and without melt shearing were also filtered using a pressurized filtration technique to concentrate the potential nucleating particles for electron microscopic examination. The results showed that intensive melt shearing resulted in significant refinement of both the Al₈Mn₅ intermetallics and the primary α-Mg phase in the as-cast AZ91D alloy, and that this grain-refining effect is insensitive to the superheat and can persist even after prolonged isothermal holding. The pressurized filtration experiments showed for the first time that oxide films and skins consist of nano-sized MgO particles populated densely in a liquid matrix. Intensive melt shearing can effectively disperse such MgO particles throughout the alloy melt. The HRTEM investigation and detailed crystallographic analysis confirmed that dispersed MgO particles act as potent heterogeneous nucleation sites for both the Al₈Mn₅ and α-Mg phase.     

Simulation of electromagnetic-flow fields in Mg melt under pulsed magnetic field

The effects of a pulsed magnetic field on the solidified microstructure of pure Mg were investigated.The results show that microstructure of pure Mg is considerably refined via columnar-to-equiaxed growth under the pulsed magnetic field and the average grain size is refined to 260μm under the optimal processing conditions.A mathematical model was built to describe the interaction of the electromagnetic-flow fields during solidification with ANSYS software.The pulsed electric circuit was first solved and the...     

超声细化处理AZ80镁合金过程中的声场数值模拟

采用不同强度超声对AZ80镁合金熔体进行处理以改善合金的凝固组织。当施加的超声强度为30.48W/cm2时,合金的平均晶粒尺寸由未经超声处理时的303μm降低为148μm。为了进一步了解超声改善镁合金微观组织的机理,采用数值模拟的方法研究超声声压对空化泡行为的影响,并且对熔体中的超声场分布情况进行分析。结果表明,熔体内不同位置所受的声压是不同的,因此不同位置上的铸锭试样的晶粒细化程度也不同。随着超声强度的增加,声压值增加,而合金的晶粒尺寸则随之降低。     

强脉冲磁场对Al-Cu共晶合金定向凝固组织的影响

用自行研制的脉冲磁场发生装置，研究了在强脉冲磁场作用下Al-Cu共晶合金的定向凝固组织，分析了脉冲磁场强度对合金定向凝固组织的影响。结果表明：脉冲磁场对Al-Cu合金凝固组织有着显著的细化作用：脉冲磁场强度对细化效果起着关键性的作用；同时指出了实验中的新现象和新问题。     

Refinement mechanism of low voltage pulsed magnetic field on solidification structure of silicon steel

The grain refinement of a silicon steel solidified with a low voltage pulsed magnetic field (LVPMF) was investigated by experiments and modeling. The experiment results show that complete fine equiaxed grains are acquired by applying the LVPMF. The effects of process parameters, such as the melt cooling rate and superheating on the solidification structure, were also studied. Complete fine equiaxed grains can be obtained under a larger range of cooling rate or superheating when the LVPMF is applied. The magnetic force and the melt flow during solidification were modeled and simulated to reveal the grain refinement mechanism. The simulation results show that the LVPMF has a double role in electromagnetic convection and electromagnetic vibration on the alloy melt. We propose the refining mechanism: The melt vibration and convection can promote nucleus multiplication, which contributes to heterogeneous nucleation enhancement and leads to a high nucleation rate and grain refinement.     

Grain refinement of Sn-Pb alloy under a novel combined pulsed magnetic field during solidification

The combined pulsed magnetic field (C-PMF) obtained by simultaneously imposing pulsed and static magnetic field during solidification has been proposed to refine the solidification structure. Compared to the imposition of a single pulsed magnetic field, a more refined structure can be observed under C-PMF. The key factors to affect grain refinement under C-PMF consisted of the vibration frequency characterized by the static magnetic field, pulsed discharge voltage, and the vibration frequency characterized by the pulsed discharge frequency. The microstructure revealed that the grain size decreased with the increasing static magnetic field. The pulsed discharge voltage had an optimum value for obtaining fine grains. Furthermore, when the pulsed discharge frequency was equal to the intrinsic frequency of the liquid metal in a filled cylindrical vessel, resonance vibration occurred in the liquid surface, and grain refinement was promoted.     

MICROSTRUCTURAL FORMATION MECHANISM OF SEMI-SOLID AZ91D ALLOY

With the help of an electromagnetic stirring device and alloy melt quenching technology, the microstntcture of semi-solid AZqlD magnesium alloy slurry stirred by a rotationally electromagnetic fieM was studied and the experimental results are shown as the following. The primary α-Mg grains are refined obviously when the slurry is stirred by a rotational electromagnetic field during continuously cooling and they are eventually changed to fine rosette grains or spherical grains. If the above semi-solid slurty is further stirred isothermally for some time, much more spherical primary α-Mg grains can be obtained. If the melt is first cooled down to a given semi-solid temperature and then starts being stirred by the rotational electromagnetic field, the primary α-Mg dendrites will be large, and a longer time will be taken and a larger stirring power will be needed for the secondary army of the dendrites to be remelted on the roots to prepare an ideal semiolid slurry. Theoretical analysis indicates that the strong flow motion leads to a more even temperature field and a solute field and stronger man-made temperature fluctuation in the AZglD magnesium alloy melt so that the spherical primary α-Mg grains are increased in the slurry. Moreover, all the measures promoting the temperature fluctuation will be favorable to the formation of spherical primary α-Mg grains and all the factors increasing the arm＇s root remelting difficulty will be favorable to the formation of rosette-type primary α-Mg grains.     

挤压和热处理过程中AZ91镁合金的组织变化(英文)

对AZ91镁合金在均质化热处理、热挤压和时效处理中的组织演化规律进行研究。研究结果表明,在铸态组织中存在离异共晶和固态析出两种β-Mg17Al12相。在最佳的均质化处理(380℃,15h)过程中,β-Mg17Al12相大部分溶解到α-Mg基体中,并且晶粒细小。在热挤压过程中发生动态再结晶以及由此产生的晶粒细化。而时效处理之后则出现平行于挤压方向的带状β-Mg17Al12相析出,这应该是由于在挤压过程中把原始铸造偏析挤扁拉长而造成的。另外,根据实验结果,详细地讨论了均质化和时效处理的温度、保温时间以及挤压工艺参数对AZ91镁合金的组织变化产生的影响。     

Formation of grain refined and non-dendritic microstructure of an aluminum alloy under angular oscillation

A new technique to achieve sound semi-solid slurry by introducing angular oscillation during the earlier stage of solidification is reported. The effects of melt superheat and oscillation intensity on the grain refinement and morphology of primary Al particles in aluminum alloy A356 were investigated. Results confirmed that a fully grain refined and non-dendritic microstructure could be obtained using proper processing conditions, and the superheat of melt could be increased to a higher level. The primary Al particle had average diameter of 58 μm and average shape factor of 0.84, and featured zero entrapped eutectic.     

Processing Effects on Grain Refinement of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Treated with a Commercial Al-10Sr Master Alloy

The effects of Sr amount and melt holding time on the grain refinement of AZ31 magnesium alloy treated with a commercial Al-10Sr master alloy are investigated. The effects of solutionizing, rolling, and remelting of commercial Al-10Sr master alloy on the grain refinement of AZ31 magnesium alloy are also investigated. An increase in Sr amount from 0.01 to 0.1 wt.% or melt holding time from 20 to 80 min causes the grain size of AZ31 alloy treated with the commercial Al-10Sr master alloy to gradually decrease. In addition, the solutionizing, rolling, or remelting of commercial Al-10Sr master alloy can improve the refinement efficiency of the master alloy to AZ31 alloy, and the improvement resulting from the remelting is best obvious, followed by rolling and solutionizing, respectively.