Improvement of deformation capacity of gas-atomized hypereutectic Al-Si alloy powder by annealing treatment

退火处理提高气雾化过共晶Al-Si合金粉末的变形能力（英文）

Gas-atomized pure metal or alloy powders are widely used as raw material in the preparation of high performance materials by powder metallurgy route（compaction and sintering）. However, cold compactibility of gas-atomized Al-Si alloy powder is inhibited due to the high strength as a result of the refined Si phases and the supersaturated Al matrix. The effect of annealing on improving the compactibility of Al-Si alloy powder was studied. The densification was investigated by the HECKEL compaction equation in terms of deformation capacity. Moreover, the microstructures and bending fracture surfaces of the green compacts were examined to clarify the densification behavior. The results show that a maximum relative density of 96.1% is obtained when the powder is annealed at 400 °C. The deformation capacity is significantly improved by annealing treatment due to the softening of Al matrix, precipitation of supersaturated Si phases, dissolution of needle-like eutectic phase, and spheroidization of Si phases.

气雾化纯金属或合金粉末是粉末冶金方法(压制和烧结)制备高性能材料的常用原料。然而,由于细小的Si相和过饱和基体导致强度较高,气雾化Al-Si合金粉末的压制性能受到很大限制。研究退火处理对提高Al-Si合金粉末压制性能的作用。采用Heckel压制方程研究退火粉末的致密化行为并分析其变形能力。通过分析压坯的显微组织和抗弯断口,研究压制过程中粉末颗粒的变形行为。结果表明,粉末经过400°C退火获得96.1%的最高相对密度。由于Al基体软化、过饱和Si相析出、针状共晶相溶解以及Si相球化,退火处理可以明显提高Al-Si粉末的变形能力。