The microstructures of components of ZAlSi8Cu3Fe alloy in the process of thixo-diecasting were investigated.The effects of processing conditions on the microstructure of the alloy in the thixo-diecasting procedures of...The microstructures of components of ZAlSi8Cu3Fe alloy in the process of thixo-diecasting were investigated.The effects of processing conditions on the microstructure of the alloy in the thixo-diecasting procedures of original casting billets,remelting billets and casting components were researched,and the morphological evolution of α-particles in the alloy was analyzed quantitatively.The results show that,the microstructure of the original billets poured at 582 ℃ consists of rosette-like primary α-particles;in the procedure of remelting,when the temperature rises over solidus,arms in the rosette-like α-particles begin to fuse off from dendritic branches and after further heating,α-particles surrounded by liquid phase are refined by the diffusion of atoms and rounded owing to the least interface stress and interface energy principles;and in the procedure of thixo-diecasting,the morphologic characteristics of α-particles and the distribution of phases in the structure change greatly for the high shear rate under the restricted area of the ingate.展开更多
文摘The microstructures of components of ZAlSi8Cu3Fe alloy in the process of thixo-diecasting were investigated.The effects of processing conditions on the microstructure of the alloy in the thixo-diecasting procedures of original casting billets,remelting billets and casting components were researched,and the morphological evolution of α-particles in the alloy was analyzed quantitatively.The results show that,the microstructure of the original billets poured at 582 ℃ consists of rosette-like primary α-particles;in the procedure of remelting,when the temperature rises over solidus,arms in the rosette-like α-particles begin to fuse off from dendritic branches and after further heating,α-particles surrounded by liquid phase are refined by the diffusion of atoms and rounded owing to the least interface stress and interface energy principles;and in the procedure of thixo-diecasting,the morphologic characteristics of α-particles and the distribution of phases in the structure change greatly for the high shear rate under the restricted area of the ingate.