Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of the rheo-processed ADC12 alloy were investigated by means ofoptical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Primary dendritic Al of rheo-ca...Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of the rheo-processed ADC12 alloy were investigated by means ofoptical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Primary dendritic Al of rheo-casting (RC) andrheo-diecasting (RDC) ADC12 alloys are sheared off. The average size, as well as solid fraction of the primary Al increase withdescending pouring temperature. The mechanical properties of alloys are strengthened by rheo-processing. Ultimate tensile strengthsof RC samples increase with the decrease of the pouring temperature, and reach the maximum in the range from 580 to 600 °C. Atpouring temperature of 595 °C, the RDC sample obtains the best ultimate tensile strength and elongation. Great reductions onporosity and primary Al globularization are crucial to the mechanical properties. Relationships of the primary Al size and yield stressare depicted with Hall?Petch equation.展开更多
The thixocasting process was chosen to produce the impellers as it is capable of producing castings with extremely high internal quality.Slugs cut from the DC cast bars are re-heated to the semi-solid casting temperat...The thixocasting process was chosen to produce the impellers as it is capable of producing castings with extremely high internal quality.Slugs cut from the DC cast bars are re-heated to the semi-solid casting temperature, and a specially-designed runner and gating system is used to prevent oxide from the surface of the slugs from becoming incorporated into the impeller.The technology used to produce the semi-solid impellers is described in detail.The semi-solid cast impellers, produced from an Al-Si-Mg-Cu alloy, are heat treated to the T6 temper.Results from testing are presented demonstrating that the impellers are free of porosity and other internal defects.Both mechanical property and fatigue data are presented showing that the semi-solid impellers have better properties than impellers produced by conventional casting and similar properties to forged and machined impellers.A short study is also described which identified suitable processing parameters to minimize hot tearing in the complex-shaped turbocharger impellers semi-solid cast from alloy 201.The surfaces of the impellers were examined using penetrant testing, and the results of modifying processing parameters on the propensity for surface cracking are presented.An aging study was performed to identify optimum mechanical strength.展开更多
The influence of hot swaging（SW） and annealing treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of commercially pure titanium produced by investment casting was evaluated.The as-cast samples showed a typical mi...The influence of hot swaging（SW） and annealing treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of commercially pure titanium produced by investment casting was evaluated.The as-cast samples showed a typical microstructure consisting of a variety of α-morphologies,while the hot swaged samples exhibited a kinked lamellar microstructure.Annealing at 500 °C did not significantly change this microstructure while annealing at 700 and 870 °C led to recrystallization and formation of equiaxed microstructures.The cast bars exhibited a typical hard α-layer in near-surface regions with a maximum depth and maximum hardness of 720 μm and HV0.5 660,respectively.Due to SW,the tensile strength of the as-cast material drastically increased from 605 MPa to 895 MPa.Annealing at 500 °C decreased the tensile strength slightly from 895 to 865 MPa while annealing at 700 °C led to a further pronounced drop in tensile strength from 865 to 710 MPa.No additional decrease in tensile strength was noticed with increasing the annealing temperature from 700 to 870 °C.The true fracture strain of the as-cast and hot swaged samples was in the range of 0.05 to 0.12,while the annealed samples showed values in the range of 0.25 to 0.53.In addition,the as-cast and hot swaged samples revealed a brittle cleavage fracture surfaces.However,the annealed samples showed a transgranular ductile fracture with formation of dimples.展开更多
基金Project(51404153)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of the rheo-processed ADC12 alloy were investigated by means ofoptical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Primary dendritic Al of rheo-casting (RC) andrheo-diecasting (RDC) ADC12 alloys are sheared off. The average size, as well as solid fraction of the primary Al increase withdescending pouring temperature. The mechanical properties of alloys are strengthened by rheo-processing. Ultimate tensile strengthsof RC samples increase with the decrease of the pouring temperature, and reach the maximum in the range from 580 to 600 °C. Atpouring temperature of 595 °C, the RDC sample obtains the best ultimate tensile strength and elongation. Great reductions onporosity and primary Al globularization are crucial to the mechanical properties. Relationships of the primary Al size and yield stressare depicted with Hall?Petch equation.
文摘The thixocasting process was chosen to produce the impellers as it is capable of producing castings with extremely high internal quality.Slugs cut from the DC cast bars are re-heated to the semi-solid casting temperature, and a specially-designed runner and gating system is used to prevent oxide from the surface of the slugs from becoming incorporated into the impeller.The technology used to produce the semi-solid impellers is described in detail.The semi-solid cast impellers, produced from an Al-Si-Mg-Cu alloy, are heat treated to the T6 temper.Results from testing are presented demonstrating that the impellers are free of porosity and other internal defects.Both mechanical property and fatigue data are presented showing that the semi-solid impellers have better properties than impellers produced by conventional casting and similar properties to forged and machined impellers.A short study is also described which identified suitable processing parameters to minimize hot tearing in the complex-shaped turbocharger impellers semi-solid cast from alloy 201.The surfaces of the impellers were examined using penetrant testing, and the results of modifying processing parameters on the propensity for surface cracking are presented.An aging study was performed to identify optimum mechanical strength.
基金support by the Egyptian Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF)the German International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of EducationResearch under project number EGY 08-070 is gratefully acknowledged
文摘The influence of hot swaging（SW） and annealing treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of commercially pure titanium produced by investment casting was evaluated.The as-cast samples showed a typical microstructure consisting of a variety of α-morphologies,while the hot swaged samples exhibited a kinked lamellar microstructure.Annealing at 500 °C did not significantly change this microstructure while annealing at 700 and 870 °C led to recrystallization and formation of equiaxed microstructures.The cast bars exhibited a typical hard α-layer in near-surface regions with a maximum depth and maximum hardness of 720 μm and HV0.5 660,respectively.Due to SW,the tensile strength of the as-cast material drastically increased from 605 MPa to 895 MPa.Annealing at 500 °C decreased the tensile strength slightly from 895 to 865 MPa while annealing at 700 °C led to a further pronounced drop in tensile strength from 865 to 710 MPa.No additional decrease in tensile strength was noticed with increasing the annealing temperature from 700 to 870 °C.The true fracture strain of the as-cast and hot swaged samples was in the range of 0.05 to 0.12,while the annealed samples showed values in the range of 0.25 to 0.53.In addition,the as-cast and hot swaged samples revealed a brittle cleavage fracture surfaces.However,the annealed samples showed a transgranular ductile fracture with formation of dimples.
