EFFECTS OF MISCHMETAL ADDITION ON THE CAST MICROSTRUCTURE OF 6063 ALLOYS

Effect of mischmetal addition on the cast microstructure of 6063 alloys has been investigated by means of optical microscopy, TEM and anode filming etc. The results show that there is a critical content of fining dendrite structure by adding mischmetal to 6063 alloys. This critical mischmetal content is about 0.15%. Only when the mischmetal content is above 0.15%, the secondary dendrite arm spacing decreased and eutectic structure fined. The cast grain is obviously refined when the content of mischmetal is lower. Consideration from the cast structure, the suitable mischmetal content in 6063 alloys is 0.20%.

Effect of RE on Cast Structure and Properties of High Manganese Aluminium Bronze

The effects of various amount of Y and La on the cast structure.the fluidity,the wearability and corrosion resistance of the high manganese aluminium bronze have been investigated.The results have shown that a proper content of rare earth elements is able to refine the cast structure of the alloy,and furthermore to enhance its wearability and corrosion resistance.The reasons for these phenomena have also been discussed.

Casting structure of pure aluminum by electric pulse modification at different superheated temperatures

Electric pulse modification （EPM） is a novel technique that reduces grain size by altering the structure of a melt. It was investigated that the response of the casting structure of high pure aluminum to EPM in different superheated melts. The results indicate that the grain refining effect of a given pulse electric field holds an optimal temperature range, moreover, a lower or higher superheated temperature will both disadvantage the improvements of casting structure. It essentially lies in the cooperative action between the distorted absorption of clusters and the activated capability of atoms in the aluminum melt.

Metallurgical quality of CSP thin slabs

The casting structure, chemical composition segregation, dendrite arm space,inclusiona and during the CSP (compact strip production) rolling process were investigated. Theresults show that the CSP thin slab has a feature of uniform fine grains, more columnar crystals,less central porosity and segregation etc. There is no great difference in macrostructure betweenthe CSP thin slab and conventional slab; however, the fine dendrite structure of the CSP slab ismore uniform. Moreover, the central porosity and segregation are obviously improved after the firstpass; and the dendrite is bent along the rolling direction rather than broken into pieces. Smallinclusions with the diameter less than 10 mum in the CSP slab are dominantly consisted of aluminatesformed by Al deoxidation and Ca treatment and not floating out of the melt. The large sizeinclusions found in the continuous casting slab are very few.