The modification effect of La addition on the microstructural characteristics of hypereutectic Al 17%Si alloys was studied. Microstructures were examined using conventional optical microscopy and electron probe X ray ...The modification effect of La addition on the microstructural characteristics of hypereutectic Al 17%Si alloys was studied. Microstructures were examined using conventional optical microscopy and electron probe X ray microanalyzer. The morphology of Si crystal was evaluated by quantitative metallographical analysis. The results indicate that simultaneous modification to both primary and eutectic Si crystals is obtained by the addition of pure rare earth metal La in the hypereutectic Al 17%Si alloys while the optimal effect of La is obtained at a rather large scale. La begins to form intermetallic compound when its concentration exceeds approximately 1%, which appears as dark platelets in etched specimens. Electron probe X ray microanalysis experiment shows that La rich platelet could be represented as Al 1Si 2La 2 consisting of LaSi 2 and some unknown ternary Al x Si y La phase.展开更多
As an example of the La-Mg-Y system, the method how to set up the themaodynamic model of individual phases was introduced in the process of thermodynamic optimization. The solution phases (liquid, body-centered cubic...As an example of the La-Mg-Y system, the method how to set up the themaodynamic model of individual phases was introduced in the process of thermodynamic optimization. The solution phases (liquid, body-centered cubic, face-centered cubic, hexagonal close-packed and double hexagonal close-packed) were modeled with the Redlich-Kister equation. The compound energy model has been used to describe the thermodynamic functions of the intermetallic compounds in the La-Mg-Y systems. The compounds Mg2Y, Mg24Y5, Mg12La, Mg17La2, Mg41Las, Mg3La and Mg2La in the La-Mg-Y system were treated as the formulae (Mg,Y)2(La,Mg,Y), Mg24(La,Mg,Y)4Y, Mg12(La, Y), Mg17(La,Y)2, Mg41(La,Y)5, Mg3(La,Mg,Y) and Mg2(La, Y), respectively. A model (La, Mg,Y)0.5(La,Mg,Y)0.5 was applied to describe the compound MgM formed by MgLa and MgY in order to cope with the order-disorder transition between body-centered cubic solution (A2) and MgM with CsCl-type structure (B2) in the La-Mg-Y system. The Gibbs energies of individual phases were optimized in the La-Mg, La-Y and La-Mg-Y systems by CALPHAD technique. The projection of the liquidus surfaces for the La-Mg-Y system was predicted. The Mg-based alloys database including 36 binary and 15 ternary systems formed by Mg, Al, Cu, Ni, Mn, Zn and rare earth elements was set up in SGTE standard.展开更多
文摘The modification effect of La addition on the microstructural characteristics of hypereutectic Al 17%Si alloys was studied. Microstructures were examined using conventional optical microscopy and electron probe X ray microanalyzer. The morphology of Si crystal was evaluated by quantitative metallographical analysis. The results indicate that simultaneous modification to both primary and eutectic Si crystals is obtained by the addition of pure rare earth metal La in the hypereutectic Al 17%Si alloys while the optimal effect of La is obtained at a rather large scale. La begins to form intermetallic compound when its concentration exceeds approximately 1%, which appears as dark platelets in etched specimens. Electron probe X ray microanalysis experiment shows that La rich platelet could be represented as Al 1Si 2La 2 consisting of LaSi 2 and some unknown ternary Al x Si y La phase.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50471095 and 50271008).
文摘As an example of the La-Mg-Y system, the method how to set up the themaodynamic model of individual phases was introduced in the process of thermodynamic optimization. The solution phases (liquid, body-centered cubic, face-centered cubic, hexagonal close-packed and double hexagonal close-packed) were modeled with the Redlich-Kister equation. The compound energy model has been used to describe the thermodynamic functions of the intermetallic compounds in the La-Mg-Y systems. The compounds Mg2Y, Mg24Y5, Mg12La, Mg17La2, Mg41Las, Mg3La and Mg2La in the La-Mg-Y system were treated as the formulae (Mg,Y)2(La,Mg,Y), Mg24(La,Mg,Y)4Y, Mg12(La, Y), Mg17(La,Y)2, Mg41(La,Y)5, Mg3(La,Mg,Y) and Mg2(La, Y), respectively. A model (La, Mg,Y)0.5(La,Mg,Y)0.5 was applied to describe the compound MgM formed by MgLa and MgY in order to cope with the order-disorder transition between body-centered cubic solution (A2) and MgM with CsCl-type structure (B2) in the La-Mg-Y system. The Gibbs energies of individual phases were optimized in the La-Mg, La-Y and La-Mg-Y systems by CALPHAD technique. The projection of the liquidus surfaces for the La-Mg-Y system was predicted. The Mg-based alloys database including 36 binary and 15 ternary systems formed by Mg, Al, Cu, Ni, Mn, Zn and rare earth elements was set up in SGTE standard.