Influence of Al-5Ti-1B master alloy addition on the grain size of AZ91 alloy

The mechanical properties of castings depend on the grain size.There is evidence that titanium and boron(Al-5Ti-1B master alloy)affect the grain size of magnesium alloys.Here,the influence of the addition of 0-1 wt.%of Al-5Ti-1B master alloy on the grain size of AZ91 magnesium alloy was investigated.Melting of the alloy was performed in steel and corundum crucibles.To study the effect of cooling rate on grain size,cylindrical samples were cast in steel and fireclay molds.The Al-5Ti-1B master alloy addition did not change the phase composition of the AZ91 alloy.This study demonstrates that the addition of Al-5Ti-1B did not contribute to the grain refinement of the AZ91 alloy,but rather led to its coarsening for samples cast in both the steel and fireclay molds.Increasing the holding time after the addition of the Al-5Ti-1B master alloy from 15 to 110 minutes also did not lead to significant grain coarsening.The mechanical properties of the AZ91 alloy samples slightly improved after Al-5Ti-1B addition.

Structural heredity between Al5Ti1B and AlTi, AlB master alloys

Al5Ti1B master alloy was produced by two-step method. Experimental results show that the structure of Al5TilB master alloy depends on that of AlTi and AlB master alloys, the morphologies of TiAl3 depend on AlTi master alloy and the boride phases depend on AlB master alloy. There are remarkable structure heredity between Al5Ti1B master alloy and AlTi, AlB master alloys. Theoretical analyses show that AlTi and Al-B master alloys can change the melt structure of Al5Ti1B master alloy, then affect the solid structure of the master alloy.

亚共晶Al-Si合金的细化处理

比较了Ａｌ－３％Ｔｉ－３％Ｂ，Ａｌ－５％Ｔｉ－１％Ｂ中间合金对亚共晶Ａｌ－Ｓｉ合金的晶粒细化效果。结果表明，Ａｌ－３％Ｔｉ－３％Ｂ中间合金的细化作用明显优于Ａｌ－５％Ｔｉ－１％Ｂ。主要是Ａｌ－５％Ｔｉ－１％Ｂ中间合金加入熔体中，过量的Ｔｉ在ＴｉＢ２／熔体界面形成三元铝化物，通过包晶反应成为α－Ａｌ的异质晶核，但包晶反应温度的急剧下降是导致晶粒细化能力下降的直接原因；而Ａｌ－３％Ｔｉ－３％Ｂ中间合金加入熔体中，过量的Ｂ在ＴｉＢ２／熔体界面形成富Ｂ层，在冷却过程中，将发生共晶反应，生成大量的α－Ａｌ晶核，达到细化目的。