The influence of Cu content on the microstructure and hardness of near-eutectic Al-Si-xCu（x = 2%,3%,4% and 5%） was investigated.After melting Al-based alloys with different Cu contents,alloys were cast in green sand...The influence of Cu content on the microstructure and hardness of near-eutectic Al-Si-xCu（x = 2%,3%,4% and 5%） was investigated.After melting Al-based alloys with different Cu contents,alloys were cast in green sand molds at 690 °C and solidified.The solution treatment was performed at 500 °C for 7 h and then the specimens were cooled by water quenching.The samples were respectively aged at 190 °C for 5,10 and 15 h to observe the effect of aging time on the hardness of matrix.Also differential thermal analysis was used to obtain the transition temperature of the equilibrium phases at cooling rate of 30 K/min and to determine the effect of Cu content on the formation of quaternary eutectic phases and the melting point of-（Al） ＋ Si.The results show that as Cu content in the alloy increases,the hardness of matrix increases due to precipitation hardening,the melting point of -（Al） ＋ Si decreases and the amount of these eutectic phases increases,quaternary eutectic phase with melting point of 507 -C forms when Cu content is more than 2%.展开更多
基金Project (2003K/20790) supported by the State Planning Organization,TurkeyProject (2009/038) supported by the Scientific Research Projects at Kocaeli University,Turkey
文摘The influence of Cu content on the microstructure and hardness of near-eutectic Al-Si-xCu（x = 2%,3%,4% and 5%） was investigated.After melting Al-based alloys with different Cu contents,alloys were cast in green sand molds at 690 °C and solidified.The solution treatment was performed at 500 °C for 7 h and then the specimens were cooled by water quenching.The samples were respectively aged at 190 °C for 5,10 and 15 h to observe the effect of aging time on the hardness of matrix.Also differential thermal analysis was used to obtain the transition temperature of the equilibrium phases at cooling rate of 30 K/min and to determine the effect of Cu content on the formation of quaternary eutectic phases and the melting point of-（Al） ＋ Si.The results show that as Cu content in the alloy increases,the hardness of matrix increases due to precipitation hardening,the melting point of -（Al） ＋ Si decreases and the amount of these eutectic phases increases,quaternary eutectic phase with melting point of 507 -C forms when Cu content is more than 2%.
