新型Al-Ti-Nd中间合金制备及其对Al-10Si合金的细化变质作用

采用铝原位熔体法制备了一种新型的Al-3Ti-4.5Nd中间合金,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)等手段分析了Al-3Ti-4.5Nd中间合金的组织,探究了Al-3Ti-4.5Nd中间合金对Al-10Si合金显微组织及力学性能的影响。结果表明,当Al-3Ti-4.5Nd中间合金的添加量为0.15%时,Al-10Si合金的宏观组织由粗大的柱状晶细化为细小的等轴晶,二次枝晶臂间距由16.69μm减小到13.44μm;共晶硅由粗大的针状转变为短棒状,平均长度由26.75μm减小到16.47μm;抗拉强度由165.86 MPa提升到177.43 MPa,断后延伸率由4.21%提升到6.72%。合金的质量指标Q由259.50 MPa提升至301.54 MPa,提升了16.2%。Ti_(2)Al_(20)Nd相的能够有效细化α-Al相,稀土元素促进了共晶硅中孪晶的形成,改善了共晶硅的形貌及尺寸。

Optimization of processing parameters for preparation of Al-3Ti-1B grain refiner

Al-3Ti-1B master alloys were prepared at different processing parameters by the reaction of halide salts,and the grain refining response of Al-7Si alloy was investigated with Al-3Ti-B master alloy.The microstructure of master alloy and its grain refining effect on Al-7Si alloy were investigated by means of OM,XRD and SEM.Experimental results show that,the size of Al3Ti particles presented in Al-3Ti-1B master alloys increases with the increase of reaction temperature and decreases with the increase of cooling rate.The grain refining efficiency of Al-3Ti-1B master alloy on Al-7Si alloy is mainly attributed to heterogeneous nucleation of Al3Ti particles,and the morphology ofα(Al)changes from coarse dendritic to fine equiaxed.As a result,Al-3Ti-1B master alloy is prepared by permanent mold,and holding at 800 ℃for 30min,which has better grain refining performance on Al-7Si alloy.