Eutectic modification of A356 alloy with Li addition through DSC and Miedema model

利用DSC和Miedema模型研究锂变质处理A356合金的共晶变质(英文)

Eutectic modification of A356 alloy with Li addition was investigated with scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and differential scanning calorimetry （DSC）. SEM micrograph results indicate that the transition of eutectic morphology, which is changed from flake-like to fibrous, is dramatically induced with the addition of 0.3% （mass fraction） Li. The larger microhardness corresponds to the modification morphology of the eutectic phase for A356 alloy with 0.3% Li addition. The modification effect is increased with increasing the cooling rate and degraded with prolonging the holding time of temperature. DSC results show that the eutectic solidification temperature of A356 alloy with Li addition is decreased and the eutectic temperature depression with 0.3% Li addition is decreased by 2.9 °C in cast-iron mold. The mixing enthalpies of Li with Si and Al in A356 alloy, which were calculated by the Miedema model, were used to study the mechanism of modification and ascertained its restricted growth theory.

通过SEM和DSC研究添加锂对A356合金的共晶变质效果的影响。SEM显微组织观察表明:当锂的添加量为0.3%(质量分数)时,A356合金的共晶组织形貌由条片状转变为纤维状的变质效果很明显,与之对应的显微硬度也较高;变质效果会随着冷却速率的加快而增强,随着保温时间的延长而衰退。DSC结果表明:共晶凝固温度随着锂添加量的增加而降低,并且在铸铁铸型中,共晶温度降低了2.9°C。用Miedema模型计算A356合金中锂与硅及锂与铝的混合焓,结果表明锂的变质机制为阻止晶粒长大的变质理论。