Mold-filling ability of semisolid alloy

The mold-filling ability of the semisolid alloy has very important effects onthe quality and properties of the work pieces produced by the semisolid forming process. Thefactorial experiments show that all of the heating factors, such as mold temperature, heatingtemperature and the keeping time of billets, have some effects on the mold-filling ability ofsemisolid alloy. According to the analysis of influencing extent on the filling ability, it is foundthat the most important one of the factors is the mold temperature instead of the billetstemperature, the next one is the heating temperature of the billet, and the keeping time rows on thethird. It is also found that there is an interrelation between the billet heating temperature andthe mold temperature. The effect of the interrelation on the mold-filling ability is even strongerthan the keeping time. The higher the mold temperature, heating temperature or the keeping time is,the better the mold-filling ability of the semisolid alloy is. The parameter to describe themold-filling ability, defined as the maximum filling height along the uptight direction or themaximum filling length along the horizontal direction, can be theoretically determined according tothe flowing theory of viscous fluid.

Influences of pouring temperature and cooling rate on microstructure and mechanical properties of casting Al-Si-Cu aluminum alloy

This paper investigated the influences of pouring temperature and cooling rate on the microstructure development and mechanical properties for casting A1-Si-Cu aluminum alloy. The microstructure of the as-cast samples was characterized by an optical microscope. The results showed that the dendrite arm spacing （DAS,）,） is well refined by pouring at a higher temperature. The A decreases with increasing pouring temperature due to the multiplication of the nucleation sites in the superheating liquid melt, and the mechanical properties, such as microhardness and ultimate tensile strength increase correspondingly, while the elongation decreases. The relationships between microhardness and 3, for the samples cooled in metal mould and sand mould, are given as HV：l18.9 - 1.246A and HV=l15.2- 1.029A, respectively. The effects of the cooling rate controlled by using permanent mould casting and sand mould casing processes （the cooling medium is air and sand, respectively） on the dendrite arm spacing and mechanical properties are similar to the effect of the pouring temperature.

Characteristics of Ce-Mn film on 6061 alloys and its improved performance

HF2- was applied to accelerate the Ce-Mn film formation on 6061A1 alloy in the Ce3+-MnO4-solution.The process of film formation,the composition and structure of the film were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM) equipped with energy-dispersive spectroscopy(EDS),X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)and X-ray diffractometer(XRD).The film formation process includes three stages.At the initial stage,a threedimensional(3D) skeleton was formed quickly,and then the skeleton was fully filled with cerium oxide and manganese oxide,resulting in a dense structure.Subsequently,a new skeleton was formed and also filled.Al,Ce,O and Mn were detected in the film.Ce existed mainly in the form of Ce4+(89%).The film existed in an amorphous form and was composed of ceria(cerium hydroxide),manganese dioxide and aluminum oxide.After electrostatically spraying fluorocarbon powder,the resultant products satisfied the required mechanical performance and exhibited almost non-filament corrosion compared with commercially available chromium-free conversion film.Its corrosion resistant time to acetate spray can reach 2000 h,which is consistent with that of fluorocarbon paint.The results showed that Ce-Mn film can offer an attractive prospect to eliminate volatile organic compounds(VOC) problem arisen by using fluorocarbon paint in the process of industrial production.

Effect of casting speed on surface quality of horizontal direct chill casting 7075 aluminum alloy ingot

7075 aluminum alloy ingot with the diameter izontal direct chill casting in different casting of 100 mm has been produced by horspeed. The effect of the casting speed on the ingot surface and subsurface layer was studied by surface observation and subsurface structure analysis. It was found that increasing the casting speed results in the adding of segregation knots in the ingot surface. The thickness of the dendrite microstrueture layer in the subsurface reduces with increasing the casting speed. And the elements of Zn, Cu and Mg enrich in the coarse dendrite microstructure layer of the ingot.