Role of Cain hot compression behavior and microstructural stability of AlMg5 alloy during homogenization

Effects of a minor Ca addition on microstructural stability and dynamic restoration behavior of AlMg5 during hot deformation were investigated.They were studied using scanning electron microscopy(SEM),differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD) analyses and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).JMatPro package was used for simulation of the solidification path of the alloys.The results show that the addition of Ca does not affect the microstructure and hot compression behavior of the as-cast samples.However,it prevents the drastic grain growth during homogenization.It is found that coarse grains of Ca-free alloy promote the dynamic recovery and slow down the dynamic recrystallization during hot compression.Also,the particle stimulated nucleation is suggested as the main nucleation mechanism of new recrystallized grains for hot compressed Ca-free alloy On the other hand,the microstructure of the hot compressed Ca-added alloy is greatly affected by the presence of Al4Ca intermetallics.The formation of Al4Ca phase is predicted by JMatPro and revealed by DSC,SEM and TEM studies.Finally,it is found that the presence of Al4Ca precipitates on the grain boundaries of Ca-added alloy prevents the growth of a(Al) by Zener pinning effect and results in the stability of microstructure during homogenization.

Sc对AlMg5Si2Mn合金组织与力学性能的影响

研究了Sc含量对铸态AlMg5Si2Mn合金的显微组织,力学性能和断裂特征的影响。结果表明,添加适量的Sc对AlMg5Si2Mn合金中的初生α-Al和共晶Mg2Si具有显著的变质效果。随着Sc含量从0增加到0.25%,初生α-Al形貌由较大的块状转变为细小的球状,共晶Mg2Si的形貌由汉字状转变为纤维状或点状。Sc在合金中形成Al3Sc相,作为异质形核基底促进初生α-Al形核,并晶粒细化。Sc原子富集在共晶Mg2Si相的生长前沿形成成分过冷,Mg2Si相的生长被抑制。Sc的添加可以提高合金的抗拉强度和伸长率,与未变质合金相比,添加0.15%~0.25%Sc的合金拉伸性能最佳,抗拉强度和伸长率分别提高了20.9%和60.4%。

固溶时效处理对AlMg5Si2Mn铝合金组织与性能的影响

利用硬度测试、显微组织观察、XRD、拉伸性能测试及断口截面组织观察等表征手段研究了固溶时效处理对AlMg5Si2Mn铝合金组织与性能的影响。结果表明,AlMg5Si2Mn铝合金固溶时效处理后的组织中Mg2Si形貌发生改变,从迷宫状和棒状转变为细小圆球状,分布更为均匀,并且铝合金的硬度显著提高,还随固溶温度的升高而先增加后降低,同时拉伸性能亦有显著提高。经530℃×30 min固溶和190℃×6 h时效后,合金的硬度较高,为49.5 HRB,抗拉强度、屈服强度和断后伸长率分别为260 MPa、173 MPa和17%。