Cu含量和热处理工艺对Al-Si-Mg-Mn-xCu铸造铝合金显微组织和力学性能的影响

采用三维X射线显微镜、光学显微镜、扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜及硬度测试系统研究Cu含量及热处理工艺对真空压铸Al-Si-Mg-Mn-xCu合金显微组织和力学性能的影响。研究发现,虽然Cu含量增加会提高铸锭中气孔的密度和尺寸,但是Cu添加将促进凝固过程中含Cu初生相(Q-Al_(5)Cu_(2)Mg_(8)Si_(6)和θ-Al_(2)Cu)的形成,从而提高合金性能。合金中形成5种不同结构的初生相,包括共晶Si、α-Al(Fe,Mn)Si、β-Mg_(2)Si、Q-Al_(5)Cu_(2)Mg_(8)Si_(6)和θ-Al_(2)Cu相。随着Cu含量增加,θ相的面积分数迅速增加,α-Al(Fe,Mn)Si相面积分数首先降低,随后缓慢增加,而Q相的变化趋势与α-Al(Fe,Mn)Si相相反。这些初生相在热处理过程中会出现不同的演变规律。在随后的时效处理过程中,Q'和θ'相的协同析出能显著提高合金的时效硬化潜力。

孔隙和α-Al(Fe/Mn)Si相对高压压铸Al-7Si-0.2Mg合金塑性的影响

采用高压压铸工艺制备两批次不同尺寸的Al-7Si-0.2Mg(质量分数,%)合金,获得显微组织和孔隙非均匀分布的薄壁铸件,并对比研究孔隙和显微组织对铸态合金塑性的影响。结果表明:不同铸件和不同位置样品的伸长率有较大波动(9.7%~17.9%)。当合金存在大面积孔隙时,有效承载面积减小导致由孔隙产生的应力集中使合金伸长率显著降低。当合金只存在小面积孔隙时,塑性变形过程中合金中的α-Al(Fe/Mn)Si相先于共晶硅相发生脆性断裂,α-Al(Fe/Mn)Si相的数量密度对伸长率的波动起主导作用,具有高数量密度α-Al(Fe/Mn)Si相试样的伸长率显著降低。此外,局部较高的冷却速率导致铸件α-Al(Fe/Mn)Si相数量密度的增加。

Mn/Fe比对Al-Mg-Si合金组织和性能的影响

以Al-Mg-Si合金为研究对象,采用金属型铸造研究Mn/Fe比对其组织和性能的影响。结果表明:Al-Mg-Si铸态合金组织中枝晶间存在α-Al基体和大量析出相,主要以Mg_(2)Si相为主,还存在少量的共晶Si相、AlFeSi相和Al(FeMn)Si相。随Mn/Fe比的增大,合金中的晶粒逐渐变得细小圆整,且由树枝晶向等轴晶发生转变。Mn可以促进铝合金中针状的β-AlFeSi相向骨骼状、颗粒状或块状的α-Al(FeMn)Si相的转变。当Mn/Fe比为0.5时,合金的热导率达到最大值181.08 W·m^(-1)·K^(-1)。当Mn/Fe比为1.0时,合金的晶粒尺寸最小且具有最佳的力学性能,抗拉强度、伸长率和硬度相较于Mn/Fe为0.2时分别提升17.45%、49.57%和27.48%,达到167.35 MPa、17.23%、HV 62.86。

液相线铸造Al-18Si合金的凝固组织与力学性能研究

采用光学显微镜、Image-Pro Plus软件、X射线衍射仪和万能拉伸试验机等研究液相线铸造Al-18Si合金的凝固组织与力学性能。结果表明,随着液相线温度下保温时间的增加,Al-18Si过共晶铝硅合金中初生硅的尺寸呈现先减小后增大的趋势,力学性能则呈现先增大后减小的趋势。与普通铸造相比,液相线铸造可使Al-18Si合金中初生硅平均尺寸减小30.6%,使该合金抗拉强度和伸长率分别提高27%和108%。因此,液相线铸造是改善过共晶铝硅合金凝固组织和力学性能的有效方法。

Effects of high-pressure rheo-squeeze casting on the Fe-rich phases and mechanical properties of Al-17Si-(1,1.5)Fe alloys

The effects of high pressure rheo-squeeze casting(HPRC) on the Fe-rich phases(FRPs) and mechanical properties of Al-17 Si-(1,1.5)Fe alloys were investigated. The alloy melts were first treated by ultrasonic vibration(UV) and then formed by high-pressure squeeze casting(HPSC). The FRPs in the as-cast HPSC Al-17 Si-1 Fe alloys only contained a long, needle-shaped β-Al5 Fe Si phase at 0 MPa. In addition to the β-Al5 Fe Si phase, the HPSC Al-17 Si-1.5 Fe alloy also contained the plate-shaped δ-Al4 Fe Si2 phase. A fine, block-shaped δ-Al4 Fe Si2 phase was formed in the Al-17 Si-1 Fe alloy treated by UV. The size of FRPs decreased with increasing pressure. After UV treatment, solidification under pressure led to further refinement of the FRPs. Considering alloy samples of the same composition, the ultimate tensile strength(UTS) of the HPRC samples was higher than that of the HPSC samples, and the UTS increased with increasing pressure. The UTS of the Al-17 Si-1 Fe alloy formed by HPSC exceeded that of the Al-17 Si-1.5 Fe alloy formed in the same manner under the same pressure. Conversely, the UTS of the Al-17 Si-1 Fe alloy formed by HPRC decreased to a value lower than that of the Al-17 Si-1.5 Fe alloy formed in the same manner.

Modification effect of pure rare earth metal La on as-cast hypereutectic Al-17%Si alloys

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.

Effects of Cd and Sn on double-peak age-hardening behaviors of Al-Si-Cu-Mg cast alloys

The effects of trace elements Cd and Sn on precipitation process of Al-Si-Cu-Mg cast alloys were investigated in the present research.It is shown that the addition of Cd and Sn not only increases remarkably the aging peak hardness and reduces the time to reach aging peak,but also eliminates the double-aging-peak phenomenon which appears in Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloys.In Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloys the first aging peak corresponds to GP zones(especially GPⅡ) ,and the second one is caused by metastable phases.The obvious time interval of transition from GPⅡ to metastable phases associates with the double-aging-peak phenomenon.The results of DSC and TEM show that Cd/Sn elements suppress the formation of GPⅠzone,stimulate the formation of θ",θ' and θ phases,and then shorten remarkably the temperature intervals of each exothermic peak.Because the transition interval between GPⅡzone and metastable phases is shortened by Cd/Sn in Al-Si-Cu-Mg cast alloys,θ' phase coexists with θ" phase in matrix of ageing peak condition,which causes effective hardening on the alloys,and at the same time,eliminates the double-aging-peak phenomenon.

Semisolid casting with ultrasonically melt-treated billets of Al-7mass%Si alloys

The demand for high performance cast aluminum alloy components is often disturbed by increasing impurity elements,such as iron accumulated from recycled scraps.It is strongly required that coarse plate-like iron compound of β-Al5FeSi turns into harmless form without the need for applying refining additives or expensive virgin ingots.The microstructural modification of Al-7mass%Si alloy billets with different iron contents was examined by applying ultrasonic vibration during the solidification.Ultrasonically melt-treated billets were thixocast right after induction heating up to the semisolid temperature of 583 oC,the microstructure and tensile properties were evaluated in the thixocast components.Globular primary α-Al is required to fill up a thin cavity in thixocasting,so that the microstructural modification by ultrasonic melt-treatment was firstly confirmed in the billets.With ultrasonic melt-treatment in the temperature range of 630 oC to 605 oC,the primary α-Al transforms itself from dendrite into fine globular in morphology.The coarse plate-like β-Al5FeSi compound becomes markedly finer compared with those in non-treated billets.Semisolid soaking up to 583 oC,does not appreciably affect the size of β-Al5FeSi compounds;however,it affects the solid primary α-Al morphology to be more globular,which is convenient for thixocasting.After thixocasting with preheated billets,eutectic silicon plates are extremely refined due to the rapid solidification arising from low casting temperature.The tensile strength of thixocast samples with different iron contents does not change much even at 2mass% of iron,when thixocast with ultrasonically melt-treated billets.However,thixocast Al-7mass%Si-2mass%Fe alloy with non-treated billets exhibits an inferior strength of 80MPa,compared with 180MPa with ultrasonically melt-treated billets.The elongation is also improved by about a factor of two in thixocastings with ultrasonically melt-treated billets for all iron contents of Al-7mass%Si alloys,for example,the elongation of 11% in thixocast of Al-7mass%Si-0.5mass%Fe alloy with ultrasonically melt-treated billets,5% in that with non-treated billets.

Synergistic effects of composition and heat treatment on microstructure and properties of vacuum die cast Al-Si-Mg-Mn alloys

The purpose of this study was to prepare high-quality Al-Si-Mg-Mn alloy with a good combination of strength and ductility employing the vacuum-assisted high-pressure die cast process. An orthogonal study of heat treatments was conducted to design an optimized T6 heat treatment process for both Al-10%Si-0.3%Mg-Mn and Al-11%Si-0.6%Mg-Mn alloys. The results demonstrate that no obvious blisters and warpage were observed in these two alloys with solid solution treatment. After the optimal T6 heat treatment of 530°C×3 h + 165°C×6 h, Al-11%Si-0.6%Mg-Mn alloy has better mechanical properties, of which tensile strength, yield strength and elongation reached 377.3 MPa, 307.8 MPa and 9%, respectively. The improvement of mechanical properties can be attributed to the high density of needle-like β″(Mg_5Si_6) precipitation after aging treatment and the fine and spherical eutectic Si particles uniformly distributed in the α-Al matrix.

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Hyper-eutectic Al-Si Alloys Fabricated by Spray Casting

微观结构和水花扔制作的高级低共熔体的 Al-Si 合金的机械性质被调查然后这些结果与那些由相比压榨演员组。水花演员组标本被发现有更好的 Si 粒子(~ 5 亩 m ) 与压榨演员组标本(10-25 亩 m ) 相比。水花演员组标本的张力的力量和延伸比那些 squeeze 扔一个也高。水花演员组标本的增加的机械性质主要由于在艾尔矩阵散布的 Si 粒子的更好的尺寸，这被考虑。

In-situ observation of porosity formation during directional solidification of Al-Si casting alloys

In-situ observation of porosity formation during directional solidification of two Al-Si alloys (7%Si and 13%Si) was made by using of micro-focus X-ray imaging.In both alloys,small spherical pores initially form in the melt far away from the eutectic solid-liquid (S/L) interface and then grow and coagulate during solidification.Some pores can float and escape from the solidifying melt front at a relatively high velocity.At the end of solidification,the remaining pores maintain spherical morphology in the near eutectic alloy but become irregular in the hypoeutectic alloy.This is attributed to different solidification modes and aluminum dendrite interactions between the two alloys.The mechanism of the porosity formation is briefly discussed in this paper.

Solidification behaviour of Al-7%Si-Mg casting alloys

The effects of Mg content and cooling rate on the solidification behaviour of Al-7%Si-Mg（mass fraction） casting alloys have been investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, differential thermal analysis and microscopy. The Mg contents were selected as respectively 0.00%, 0.35% and 0.70%（mass fraction）. DTA curves of Al-7%Si-0.55%Mg（mass fraction） alloy at various cooling rates were accomplished and the alloy melt was cast in different cooling rates. The results indicate that increasing Mg content can lower the liquidus and binary Al-Si eutectic transformation temperatures. Large Fe-rich π-phases （Al8FeMg3Si6） are found in the 0.70% Mg alloys together with some small β-phases （Al5FeSi）; in contrast, only β-phases are observed in the 0.35% Mg alloys. The test results of the Al-7%Si-0.55%Mg alloys identify that the liquidus and binary Al-Si eutectic transformation temperatures decrease, and the quantity of ternary Al-Si-Mg2Si eutectic phase decreases as the cooling rate increases.

Regulative effect of Mg/Si ratio on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of cast Al-Li-Mg-Si alloys

The effect of the Mg/Si ratio of Al-2.5Li-1Cu-0.8Mg-0.8Si,Al-2.5Li-1Cu-1.6Mg-0.8Si,and Al-2.5Li-1Cu-2.4Mg-0.8Si alloys on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties was investigated.The results show that the primary phases and their morphologies in the as-cast alloys are found to vary with the Mg/Si ratio.The improvement of Mg/Si ratio of as-cast alloys promotes the formation of Mg_(2)Si primary phase at the expense of the AlLiSi primary phase.Moreover,a tiny amount of T_(B)-Al_(7.5)Cu_(4)Li phase transforms into S-Al_(2)CuMg phase with the increase of Mg content.In addition,the increase of Mg/Si ratio also causes the Cu-rich intergranular phase distributed along crystal boundary to Si-rich intergranular phase.After ageing treatment,the precipitation sequence as a function of Mg/Si ratio is as follows:δ/δ'+AlLiSi(Mg/Si is~1)→δ/δ'+β'-Mg_(2)Si+AlLiSi(Mg/Si is~2)→δ/δ'+β'-Mg_(2)Si(Mg/Si is~3).A good combination of strength and ductility can be obtained in Al-2.5Li-1Cu-2.4Mg-0.8Si alloy after solution and ageing.The rod-likeβ'-Mg_(2)Si precipitate has a positive influence on the comprehensive mechanical properties of the alloy.

Al-Si-Zn-Sb铸造耐磨铝合金的制备

利用废铝活塞作为主要原料,加入一定比例的合金元素锌和锑,经过精炼和变质处理制备新型的Al-Si-Zn-Sb铸造铝合金。结果表明,与废铝活塞相比,Al-Si-Zn-Sb铸造铝合金的硬度提高1.96倍,抗拉强度提高至1.6倍以上,而伸长率基本保持不变,满足了铝合金芯盒模具的硬度和强度要求。同时,新合金的磨损率降低幅度超过50%。新合金组织中α(Al)相分布均匀,共晶Si相呈短条状分布,针状不明显,该组织特征有利于合金综合力学性能的提高。

Fe-3%Si合金薄带连铸板热处理过程层状异构组织演变的相场模拟研究

本研究基于Fe-3%Si合金铸轧板材组织特征,构建了不同类型柱状晶/等轴晶层状异构组织相场模型,实现了界面曲率为驱动力的情况下层状异构组织的高温粗化过程模拟,量化分析了层状异构特征对铸轧组织演化过程的影响规律。研究表明,由于晶粒长径比对晶粒尖端曲率的影响,当初始状态下柱状晶长径比较高时,在界面曲率的驱动下最终会形成等轴化的多晶组织;反之则等轴化程度减小。明确了不同类型异构组织演化特征,相同退火时间下组织的等轴化程度受其层状异构特征的影响,这一现象的本质是等轴晶通过自身演化引起柱状晶两端曲率变化,诱发柱状晶间的相互“吞噬”并发生等轴化,柱状晶则在部分结构的组织中生长至带钢表面后停止生长,最终保持柱状特征。本研究进一步加深了对铸态薄带中初始凝固组织在后续热处理时演化过程的认识,对硅钢制备工艺优化具有重要的理论指导意义和实际应用价值。

电磁铸轧Al-Mg-Si合金短流程制备工艺对其组织和力学性能的影响

采用电磁铸轧制备出无大尺寸中心偏析缺陷的Al-Mg-Si合金板坯,探究了短流程工艺(直接冷轧)和传统工艺路线(长时间均匀化后冷轧)对第二相演变、元素分布和力学性能的影响。结果表明,电磁铸轧Al-Mg-Si合金经直接冷轧后,第二相颗粒被显著破碎、细化,位错密度增大,因此,仅需短时固溶处理便可使初生Mg_(2)Si相快速回溶到α(Al)基体中,并使主要合金元素(Mg和Si)均匀分布。直接冷轧的样品经固溶处理后获得了细小的再结晶组织,并保留了部分未再结晶晶粒,增强了时效硬化能力。因此,在T4P和模拟烘烤硬化处理状态下,采用短流程工艺路线的Al-Mg-Si合金具有良好的力学性能,其强度和塑性均与传统工艺路线处理后的样品基本相同。结果表明,电磁铸轧Al-Mg-Si合金可以省略长时间的均匀化处理工艺,具有实现汽车用Al-Mg-Si合金短流程制备的潜力。

不同工艺参数挤压铸造汽车用Al-Mg-Si合金的组织与性能

采用OM、SEM、拉伸试验、断口形貌观察等研究了不同压力(60~150 MPa)和加压速度挤压铸造Al-6.5Mg-1.5Si合金的组织与力学性能。结果表明:铸态Al-6.5Mg-1.5Si合金组织主要由α-Al和共晶Mg2Si组成。随着挤压铸造压力的增加,合金组织中α-Al晶粒和共晶Mg2Si相逐渐细化,α-Al枝晶逐渐减少,合金的致密度逐渐提高。随着挤压铸造压力的增加,合金的抗拉强度和伸长率逐渐提高,但提高幅度逐渐放缓,加压速度对Al-6.5Mg-1.5Si合金的力学性能影响不大。压力150 MPa,加压速度0.3 m/s挤压铸造的Al-6.5Mg-1.5Si合金的抗拉强度和伸长率均达到最大值,分别为257.6 MPa和6.2%。

Al-Si-Mg铸造合金的原位拉伸试验研究

通过在扫描电子显微镜下进行铝合金的原位拉伸试验,研究了A356-T6铝合金在应变阶段发生损伤机理。通过对微结构的定量分析以及损伤机理的原位研究,描述Si微粒及其共晶分布规律,并用于拉伸性的控制。原位测试表明,在应变量的增加过程中,由于开裂形成了伴随有Si颗粒的脆性断裂的损伤,产生邻近的微裂纹,同时Si微裂纹的加入引起枝晶边界上微裂纹的形核。最后裂纹沿枝晶边界进行增长直到出现不稳定状况。研究表明,通过力学的原位拉伸试验,可得到关于损伤机理的定量数据,对预测铸造合金的力学性能有重要的参考意义。

热处理对Al-10Si-3Cu-0.3Mg-0.2Er合金低温力学性能的影响

研究了热处理对Al-10Si-3Cu-0.3Mg-0.2Er合金的显微组织和低温力学性能的影响。结果表明,经过525℃×6 h固溶+180℃×6 h时效的T6热处理后,在低温(-60℃)下拉伸时,合金中位错滑移所受内部阻力增大而阻碍其进一步滑动,使合金的强度升高而伸长率略微降低。T6热处理显著改善了合金中第二相的形貌及分布,较粗大第二相固溶入基体,时效阶段弥散析出,使合金力学性能提高。

Centrifugal casting processes of manufacturing in situ functionally gradient composite materials of Al-19Si-5Mg alloy

Cylindrical components of in situ functionally gradient composite materials of Al-19Si-5Mg alloy were manufactured by centrifugal casting. Microstructure characteristics of the manufactured components were observed and the effects of the used process factors on these characteristics were analyzed. The results of observations shows that, in thickness, the components possess microstructures accumulating lots of Mg2Si particles and a portion of primary silicon particles in the inner layer, a little MgzSi and primary silicon particles in the outer layer, and without any Mg2Si and primary silicon particle in the middle layer. The results of the analysis indicate that the rotation rate of centrifugal casting, mould temperature, and melt pouring temperature have evidently affected the accumulation of the second phase particles. Also, the higher the centrifugal rotation rate, mould temperature, and melt pouring temperature are, the more evident in the inner layer the degree of accumulation of Mg2Si and primary silicon particles is.