物理场对3003/4004复合铸锭凝固组织的影响

采用电磁搅拌、功率超声、超声电磁复合场等不同物理场制备3003/4004铝合金复合铸锭。结果表明,在电磁搅拌作用下,界面附近4004合金一侧α(Al)组织从未施加外场的树枝状转变为花瓣状。在功率超声作用下,4004合金中α(Al)及共晶硅组织都得到了良好的细化。在超声和电磁场联合作用下,界面处4004合金中的α(Al)组织同样得到细化,并且界面处的共晶硅组织较单独超声铸锭的更细小,其形貌从未施加外场时的粗大板条状及施加超声后的细针状转变为细小短棒状。     

超声半固态流变挤压成形Al-20Si-2Cu-0.4Mg-1Ni合金的组织特征(英文)

通过超声振动半固态流变挤压铸造工艺制造汽车空调压缩机铝硅合金斜盘零件,研究合金的组织特征。发现在Al20Si2Cu0.4Mg1Ni合金的组织中,除了通常具有的初晶Si和α(Al)+β-Si共晶相之外,还有非平衡α(Al)颗粒或枝晶。挤压铸造过程中的较快的冷却速度而非压力是非平衡α(Al)相形成的主要原因。在半固态浆料的制备过程中,超声振动的声压作用能促进非平衡α(Al)相在共晶温度以上生成,并生长为非枝晶颗粒。超声处理的过共晶AlSi合金中的非平衡α(Al)相由共晶温度以上生成的圆形α(Al)晶粒和少量共晶温度以下生成的细小α(Al)枝晶构成。由于超声振动的作用使α(Al)基体中的Si的固溶度增加,并使初晶Si的形成温度降低,组织中初晶Si颗粒的体积分数显著降低。流变挤压斜盘中的初晶Si颗粒的平均直径和体积率分别为24.3μm和11.1%。     

Influence of titanium content on wear resistance of electrolytic low-titanium eutectic Al-Si piston alloys

The wear resistance of six kinds of the electrolytic low-titanium eutectic Al-Si piston alloys with various Ti content ranging from 0.00wt.% to 0.21wt.% has been studied. A new method of adding Ti is adopted in the electrolytic low-titanium aluminum alloy ingots. The electrolytic low-titanium eutectic AI-Si piston alloys are produced by remelting the electrolytic low-titanium aluminum alloy, crystal silicon, pure magnesium, Al-50%Cu and Al-10%Mn master alloy. The wear experiments are conducted using MM200 wear testing machine under lubricating condition. The results indicate that the better wear resistance and the less weight loss are achieved in the study for the eutectic AI-Si piston alloys with 0.08wt.%-0.12wt.% Ti content. The highest ultimate tensile strength of 135.94 MPa at 300℃ and HV141.70 hardness of the alloys are obtained at 0.12wt.% and 0.08wt.% Ti content, respectively. The wear mechanism of the eutectic Al-Si piston alloys under lubricating condition is abrasive wear.     

Influence of titanium content on wear resistance of electrolytic low-titanium eutectic AI-Si piston alloys

The wear resistance of six kinds of the electrolytic low-titanium eutectic AI-Si piston alloys with various Ti content ranging from 0.00wt.% to 0.21wt.% has been studied. A new method of adding Ti is adopted in the electrolytic low-titanium aluminum alloy ingots. The electrolytic low-titanium eutectic AI-Si piston alloys are produced by remelting the electrolytic low-titanium aluminum alloy, crystal silicon, pure magnesium, AI-50%Cu and AI-10%Mn master alloy. The wear experiments are conducted using MM200 wear testing machine under lubricating condition. The results indicate that the better wear resistance and the less weight loss are achieved in the study for the eutectic AI-Si piston alloys with 0.08wt.%-0.12wt.% Ti content. The highest ultimate tensile strength of 135.94 MPa at 300℃ and HV141.70 hardness of the alloys are obtained at 0.12wt.% and 0.08wt.% Ti content, respectively. The wear mechanism of the eutectic AI-Si piston alloys under lubricating condition is abrasive wear.     

电磁搅拌对铝硅合金显微组织的影响

研究电磁搅拌对亚共晶、共晶及过共晶Al—Si合金显微组织的影响，并对其在EMS作用下的液淬组织和凝固组织进行研究。试验表明：电磁搅拌能够改变正常的铝硅合金凝固行为。本试验条件下EMS作用下非树枝晶存在异常长大、聚集和缩颈熔断现象；对亚共晶Al-Si合金凝固主要表现为共晶组织发生粗化；对过共晶Al-Si合金凝固主要表现为初生硅的聚集与偏聚。     

Solidification behaviour of Al-7 %Si-Mg casting alloys

The effects of Mg content and cooling rate on the solidification behaviour of Al-7% Si-Mg(mass fraction)casting alloys have been investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, differential thermal analysis and microscopy. The Mg contents were selected as respectively 0.00%, 0.35% and 0. 70% (mass fraction). DTA curves of Al-7%Si-0.55%Mg(mass fraction) alloy at various cooling rates were accomplished and the alloy melt was cast in different cooling rates. The results indicate that increasing Mg content can lower the liquidus and binary Al-Si eutectic transformation temperatures. Large Fe-rich π-phases (AlsFeMg3Si6) are found in the 0.70% Mg alloys together with some small β-phases (Al5FeSi) ; in contrast, only β-phases are observed in the 0.35% Mg alloys. The test results of the Al-7%Si-0.55% Mg alloys identify that the liquidus and binary Al-Si eutectic transformation temperatures decrease, and the quantity of ternary Al-Si-Mg2 Si eutectic phase decreases as the cooling rate increases.     

Effects of Cu content on microstructure and mechanical properties of rheo-diecasting Al-6Zn-2Mg-xCu alloys

A systematic study on how Cu content affects the microstructure and mechanical properties of rheo-diecasting Al-6Zn-2Mg-xCu alloys during solution treatment and ageing heat treatment was conducted. The swirled enthalpy equilibrium device (SEED) was adopted to prepare the semi-solid slurry of Al-6Zn-2Mg-xCu alloys. The microstructure development and mechanical properties were studied using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), as well as hardness and tensile testing. The grain boundary and shape factor were calculated using image processing software (Image-Pro Plus 6.0). Results show that the alloys are composed of typical globular primary α-Al grains, eutectic phases, and smaller secondary α-Al grains. After solution and ageing heat treatment, the eutectic phases are dissolved into Al matrix when the Cu content is lower than 1.5wt.%, while some eutectic phases transform into Al₂CuMg (S) phases and remain at grain boundaries when Cu content reaches 2wt.%. T6 heat treatment significantly enhances the mechanical properties of rheo-diecasting Al-6Zn-2Mg-xCu alloys. When Cu concentration is 0.5wt.%–1.5wt.%, the ultimate tensile strength, yield strength and elongation of T6 treated alloys rise to around 500 MPa, 420 MPa, and 18%, respectively.

     

定向凝固Al-40%Cu合金三维微观组织重构及共晶间距演变

本文利用连续切片技术研究了定向凝固Al-40%Cu过共晶合金中金属间化合物Al₂ Cu初生相的三维微观组织,以及抽拉速率跃迁下,三维共晶组织形态的演变和间距调整.结果表明:抽拉速率为5μm/s时,初生Al₂Cu三维组织沿生长方向存在棱面和棱角,表现出明显的棱面相生长形态;凝固过程中初生Al₂Cu相释放的结晶潜热使得生长界面发生局部重熔,三维组织中出现孔洞,形成拓扑缺陷.在Al-40%Cu合金三维共晶组织中,Al₂Cu相和Al相的体积分数分别为56.8%和43.2%,且Al₂Cu相的生长方向与试样轴向夹角为5.1°.当抽拉速率从2μm/s突然跃迁到500μm/s时,三维共晶组织形态从层片向棒状转变,这种转变不是由合金中两相体积分数变化造成的.三维共晶组织间距调整机制不同于二维组织中的分叉、内凹和界面重新形核,而是通过三维空间非同一平面连续的分叉、分枝进行,在三维下并没有观察到二维下的重新形核共晶间距调整机制.     

Al-Cu-Ce合金的微观组织与力学性能

采用X射线衍射、金相显微镜、扫描电镜、能谱分析及拉伸性能测试等方法,研究3种成分Al-Cu-Ce合金的显微组织与力学性能。结果表明:铸态Al-14Cu-7Ce合金由α-Al+Al8CeCu4片状共晶组成,而Al-10Cu-5Ce、Al-18Cu-9Ce合金中除含有α-Al+Al8CeCu4共晶组织外,还分别含有α-Al和Al8CeCu4初生相。铸态Al-14Cu-7Ce合金具有优良耐热性能,即使550℃×3 h退火后仍能保持约360 MPa的抗拉强度,退火导致合金强度下降的主要原因是高温下共晶Al8CeCu4相的球化。经充分球化退火后,Al-Cu-Ce合金能获得良好的热轧、冷轧变形能力,并且变形态合金也具有良好的耐热性能,因而Al-Cu-Ce合金有望成为一种兼具铸造和变形两用的新型耐热铝合金。     

Al-5Ti-1B和Al-P中间合金对Al-Si合金的联合变质作用

研究了Al-5Ti-1B和Al-P中间合金对Al-Si活塞合金组织和性能的影响。结果表明，加入0．2％Al-5Ti-1B中间合金能使经Al-P中间合金变质过的ZL109合金的共晶团和初晶硅进一步细化，抗拉强度也明显提高。随着Al-5Ti-1B加入的增加这种细化作用逐渐减小，当Al-5Ti-1B的加入量为2％时甚至使ZL109中的初晶硅变粗，抗拉强度也随之降低。     

电磁搅拌与变质复合作用对Al-20Si合金初生硅相的影响

使用电磁搅拌、变质处理及其复合工艺分别成功制备了过共晶Al-20Si半固态浆料，研究了电磁搅拌和变质的复合作用对过共晶Al-20Si合金中初生Si长大和形貌的影响。研究结果表明：复合作用可以获得比单种变质处理和电磁搅拌的过共晶Al-20Si合金更加细小、更加圆整的初生Si组织。复合作用获得的初生硅比单一处理尺寸平均减小25．19％，圆整度平均提高8．40％。而且共晶Si组织也得到球化。复合作用细化组织的机理为：变质后施加旋转磁场，促进了变质剂的扩散，更多的初生Si与共晶Si组织相互打碎，深化了变质和电磁搅拌效果，细化显微组织。     

STUDY ON STRUCTURES OF Al-CuAl_2 EUTECTIC SOLIDIFIED UNDER ELECTROMAGNETIC STIRRING

1.IntroductionAnincreasinginterestisshowninthefundamentalandappliedinvestigationonsolidificationwiththeforcedmeltflow.Anumberofexampleswerefoundintheliterature,whereexternalforceswereintroducedtodrivethemeltflowbysuchmethodsasvibrationorstirringll)2],amongwhichelectromagneticstirring(EMS)isnowconsideredoneofthemosteffectivetechniquestomodifyandrefinegrainstructureofcastings.Eutectictransformationisacommonandcomplexprobleminmaterialprocessing,andmorecomplexitymaybebroughtaboutbymeltstirringins…     

电磁离心铸造Al-20Si过共晶合金中硅相组织演变规律

采用电磁离心铸造的方法制备了Al-20Si(质量分数,下同)过共晶合金空心管坯,研究了电磁场对合金凝固组织及硅相形貌的影响.结果表明,随磁场强度增加铸坯外侧硅相聚集层厚度不断减小;与传统离心铸造的铝硅过共晶合金微观组织相比,施加电磁场后凝固组织中初晶硅相得到细化,外侧硅相形貌逐渐由典型的五瓣星形成为沿热流方向生长的初晶硅枝晶,内侧硅相受到电磁搅拌作用发生合并凝聚和钝化;初晶硅相尺寸及形状因子随磁场强度增加在不断减小.电磁搅拌破坏了硅相呈放射状排列的结构,共晶硅分布杂乱,且共晶团共晶片层间距逐渐增加.     

Manufacture technique of semi-solid slurry of hypoeutectic Al-Si alloy by low superheat pouring and weak electromagnetic stirring

Semi-solid metal (SSM) process is a relatively new technology that offers distinct advantages over other near-net-shape casting processes, such as a more homogeneous microstructure, less porosity and segregation, and improved mechanical properties[1-3]. SSM can be divided into thixoforming and rheoforming, in which rheoforming is usually advantageous from the point of view of an energy and cost saving when compared with thixoforming, so rheoforming has been paid attention again by engineers i…     

An Al-12Si/ZnS powder inoculant for eutectic silicon in Al-12Si alloy

To obtain high-performance Al-Si-based cast alloys,refinement and modification of Si phases are required.An Al-12Si/ZnS powder inoculant was designed and fabricated using a chemical bath deposition method.The efficiency of the inoculant for modifying the eutectic Si phase in as-cast Al-12Si alloy was studied.Results show that Al-12Si/ZnS powder can significantly refine the eutectic Si in Al-Si cast alloys.The best refinement effect for eutectic Si is achieved with 17.5wt.%Al-12Si/ZnS powder.Coarse long needle-shaped eutectic Si with a length of 18μm was modified into approximately spherical shape with a diameter of 6.53μm,which is evenly distributed throughout the alloy.The E2EM model calculation indicates that the inter-plane misfit(F_p)and inter-atomic spacing misfit(F_r)between ZnS and Si are all less than 0.5%,which confirms that ZnS is a potential nucleation site for Si phase.The hardness,tensile strength,and elongation of Al-12Si alloys modified with 17.5%Al-12Si/ZnS powder increase 6.30%,16.18%and 55.45%,respectively,compared to the unmodified Al-12Si alloy.The fracture behavior of the alloy with 17.5wt.%Al-12Si/ZnS powder is dominated by transgranular fracture supplemented by intergranular fracture.     

Grain refinement of Al-3.5FeNb-1.5C master alloy on pure Al and Al-9.8Si-3.4Cu alloy

The refinement potential of Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C master alloy on pure aluminium and Al-9.8 Si-3.4 Cu alloy has been investigated. Different amounts of Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C master alloy were added to estimate the optimal addition level. It was found that the addition of Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C grain refiner can promote significantly the refinement of grains in the pure aluminium, particularly at 0.1 wt.%, with the mean primary aluminium α-grain size reducing to 187±3 μm from about 1-3 mm. Similarly, the microstructural study of the Al-9.8 Si-3.4 Cu alloy die casting at different weight percentages(viz. 0.0 wt.%, 0.1 wt.% and 1.0 wt.%) of Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C master alloy shows that the Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C master alloy as a grain refiner is also acceptable for Al-Si cast alloys when the silicon content is more than 4 wt.%. As a result of inoculation with Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C master alloy, the average grain size of α-Al is reduced to 22±3 μm from about 71±3 μm and grain refining efficiency is not characterized by any visible poisoning effect, which is the major limitation in the grain refinement of Al-Si cast alloys by applying Al-Ti-B ternary master alloys. Mechanical properties such as ultimate tensile strength and yield strength are significantly improved by 9.6% and 9.7%, respectively.     

电磁搅拌铝钛硼中间合金的洁净化

本文研究了电磁搅拌对铝钛硼中间合吉净化的影响。结果表明：黾磁搅拌能去除铝钛硼间合金中的夹渣,并且谘流磁场比直流磁场渣效果好;铝钛硼中间合金在磁感应度为０．２４Ｔ的交流磁下搅拌３ｍｉｎ。除渣效果最明显;电磁搅拌还在一定程度上改善了铝钛 间合金的细化效果。初步探讨了电磁搅拌的除渣机理,认为电磁场不仅能引熔体的旋转,而且在熔体中固液界面前约１ｃｍ范围内存在一个附加环流（次级流）,附加充的存在是电磁搅拌除     

Microstructural evolution of direct chill cast Al-15.5Si-4Cu-1Mg-1Ni-0.5Cr alloy during solution treatment

Heat treatment has important influence on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Si alloys. The most common used heat treatment method for these alloys is solution treatment followed by age-hardening. This paper investigates the microstructural evolution of a direct chill (DC) cast Al-15.5Si-4Cu-1Mg-1Ni-0.5Cr alloy after solution treated at 500, 510, 520 and 530℃, respectively for different times. The major phases observed in the as-cast alloy are α-aluminum dendrite, primary Si particle, eutectic Si, Al7Cu4Ni, Al5Cu2Mg8Si6, Al15(Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu)4Si2 and Al2Cu. The Al2Cu phase dissolves completely after being solution treated for 2 h at 500℃, while the eutectic Si, Al5Cu2Mg8Si6 and Al15(Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu)4Si2 phases are insoluble. In addition, the Al7Cu4Ni phase is substituted by the Al3CuNi phase. The α-aluminum dendrite network disappears when the solution temperature is increased to 530℃. Incipient melting of the Al2Cu-rich eutectic mixture occurrs at 520℃, and melting of the Al5Cu2Mg8Si6 and Al3CuNi phases is observed at a solution temperature of 530℃. The void formation of the structure and deterioration of the mechanical properties are found in samples solution treated at 530℃.     

Effect of a grain refiner cum modifier on mechanical properties of Al-7Si and Al-11Si alloys

This study evaluates the influence of grain refiners/modifiers on the mechanical properties of the Al-7Si and Al-11Si alloys with an experiment of quantitative and qualitative correlations with the microstructure. Modification of Al-Si alloys with strontium additions and grain refinement with Al-Ti, Al-B and Al-T-B master alloy additions are demonstrated to be efficient on Al-Si alloys. A single master alloy with combined additions of Sr and Ti and/or B was prepared and the microstructure and mechanical properties were studied. The results show that boron rich (Al-3B-Sr and Al-1Ti-3B-Sr) master alloys are more efficient than Ti rich (Al-3Ti-Sr and Al-5Ti-1B-Sr) master alloys considering their combined grain refinement and modification effect on Al-7Si and Al-11Si alloys. However, the presence of Sr does not influence the grain refinement. Similarly, presence of grain refiner does not influence the modification of eutectic Si.     

Sr,B添加对Al-15.5%Si合金中共晶团尺寸的影响

考察了Sr,B及Sr＋B联合作用对Al-15．5％Si（质量分数）合金中共晶团尺寸大小的影响．实验结果表明,随合金中Sr量增加,共晶团尺寸呈减少的趋势,冷却速度对共晶团的影响也很显著;在Sr变质的合金中加入B,共晶团尺寸先显著下降,随B量增加降低幅度趋于平缓;在未变质的Al-15.5％Si合金中单独加B,共晶硅由粗大的片状变为细长的层片状,层片间距明显降低．分析认为,合金中加入Sr,导致共晶过冷度增大,因而共晶团形核驱动力增大促使共晶团细化;合金中加入B,增加了共晶团有效形核基底的数量促使共晶团显著细化．