Effects of a minor Ca addition on microstructural stability and dynamic restoration behavior of AlMg5 during hot deformation were investigated.They were studied using scanning electron microscopy(SEM),differential sca...Effects of a minor Ca addition on microstructural stability and dynamic restoration behavior of AlMg5 during hot deformation were investigated.They were studied using scanning electron microscopy(SEM),differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD) analyses and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).JMatPro package was used for simulation of the solidification path of the alloys.The results show that the addition of Ca does not affect the microstructure and hot compression behavior of the as-cast samples.However,it prevents the drastic grain growth during homogenization.It is found that coarse grains of Ca-free alloy promote the dynamic recovery and slow down the dynamic recrystallization during hot compression.Also,the particle stimulated nucleation is suggested as the main nucleation mechanism of new recrystallized grains for hot compressed Ca-free alloy On the other hand,the microstructure of the hot compressed Ca-added alloy is greatly affected by the presence of Al4Ca intermetallics.The formation of Al4Ca phase is predicted by JMatPro and revealed by DSC,SEM and TEM studies.Finally,it is found that the presence of Al4Ca precipitates on the grain boundaries of Ca-added alloy prevents the growth of a(Al) by Zener pinning effect and results in the stability of microstructure during homogenization.展开更多
基金supported by the research project on aluminum alloys (Grant No. PJE18070 of Korea Institute of Industrial Technology), which is funded by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea
文摘Effects of a minor Ca addition on microstructural stability and dynamic restoration behavior of AlMg5 during hot deformation were investigated.They were studied using scanning electron microscopy(SEM),differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD) analyses and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).JMatPro package was used for simulation of the solidification path of the alloys.The results show that the addition of Ca does not affect the microstructure and hot compression behavior of the as-cast samples.However,it prevents the drastic grain growth during homogenization.It is found that coarse grains of Ca-free alloy promote the dynamic recovery and slow down the dynamic recrystallization during hot compression.Also,the particle stimulated nucleation is suggested as the main nucleation mechanism of new recrystallized grains for hot compressed Ca-free alloy On the other hand,the microstructure of the hot compressed Ca-added alloy is greatly affected by the presence of Al4Ca intermetallics.The formation of Al4Ca phase is predicted by JMatPro and revealed by DSC,SEM and TEM studies.Finally,it is found that the presence of Al4Ca precipitates on the grain boundaries of Ca-added alloy prevents the growth of a(Al) by Zener pinning effect and results in the stability of microstructure during homogenization.
