Preparation of semi-solid AlSi7Mg alloy slurry with big capability

Semi-solid AlSi7Mg alloy slurry was prepared by low superheat pouring and weak traveling-wave electromagnetic stirring.The effects of pouring temperature and stirring power on the microstructure of AlSi7Mg alloy slurry were studied.The results show that the semi-solid AlSi7Mg alloy slurry of 5 kg can be prepared.This new technology can save energy and make the pouring process convenient.When the pouring temperature is decreased at a stirring power of 0.41 kW,the shape of primary α-Al grains gradually changes from dendritic-like to spherical.When the alloy melt is poured at the temperature(630°C) with a certain superheat,the pouring process becomes easier,and the spherical microstructure of AlSi7Mg alloy slurry can be prepared by the weak traveling-wave electromagnetic stirring.When the pouring temperature is 630°C,increasing the stirring power appropriately can result in better spherical primary α-Al grains,but if the stirring power is increased to a certain value(1.72 kW),the shape of primary α-Al grains does not obviously improve when the stirring power is continually increased.     

铝合金零件半固态模锻的应用及发展

介绍了半固态模锻的实质及工艺过程;列举了半固态模锻铝合金零件的应用现状;阐述了半固态模锻工艺的优点。     

Forming of aluminium alloy at temperatures just below melting point

In order to improve the mechanical properties of products, a forming process of a solid material at a temperature just below the melting point is proposed. The material is deformed at the semi-solid temperature due to the heat generation caused by plastic deformation. The tensile strength, elongation, hardness and toughness of the aluminium alloy (Al–7%Si–0.3%Mg) billet extruded at temperatures between 500 and 550 °C are compared with those of the billet extruded in the hot forming (450 °C) and the semi-solid (560 °C) temperatures. The billet temperature during forming is evaluated by the finite element simulation. The tensile strength and hardness of the billet extruded at 550 °C just below the solidus temperature are higher than those for a billet at 450 °C, and they are almost the same as those for a billet deformed at 560 °C in the semi-solid region. The elongation and toughness of the extruded billet at 550 °C are lower than those for a billet at 450 °C. The forming load at 550 °C is almost half of that at 450 °C. Cracking on the surface of the extruded billet occurs at a high punch speed. The calculated temperature when the solid billet is extruded in the semi-solid state agrees well with the experimental one at which the tensile and hardness are improved.     

铝合金半固态成形技术进展

利用半固态成形技术制备高性能铝合金是铝合金成形技术的重要研究方向之一。本文将从半固态成形用铝合金材料、制浆工艺及应用方面开展了大量的研究。研究结果得出：铝合金晶粒明显细化、尺寸更加均匀、制备了细小的等轴的半固态浆料组织、获得的力学性能更佳。指出目前研究中存在的问题,并展望了铝合金半固态成形未来的发展方向。     

镁合金半固态研究进展

本文首先介绍了镁合金半固态研究背景,进而从镁合金半固态成形合金设计、镁合金半固态成形工艺研究、镁合金外场处理下半固态成形,以及镁合金半固态成形过程模拟四个主要方面介绍了镁合金半固态成形技术的现状。从近十年的研究结果得出：镁合金耐腐蚀性增加、晶粒明显细化、尺寸更加均匀、制备了细小的等轴的再结晶组织半固态浆料、获得力学性能更佳、对产品缺陷进行预测、实现了工艺优化。进一步完善和创新了镁合金半固态工艺,对推动镁合金发展具有重大的意义,并对镁合金半固态成形未来的发展方向进行了展望。     

新型AlSi5Cu3Mg合金的半固态成形

通过对AlSi5Cu3Mg合金半固态成形过程三个阶段的实验分析,初步探索了该合金适合半固态成形的工艺参数,并和A356合金做了半固态成形三个阶段的比较.结果表明,AlSi5Cu3Mg非树枝晶坯料和感应加热后的坯料均满足半固态成形的条件,且其压铸件具有较优异的力学性能.     

Warm deep drawing of wrought magnesium alloy sheets produced by semi-solid roll strip-casting process

This paper is concerned with the development of a continuous strip-casting technology to facilitate the manufacture of magnesium sheet alloys economically whilst maintaining high quality. Established in the paper is warm formability of cast magnesium alloy sheets after being hot rolled by semi-solid roll strip-casting process. It has been found that magnesium sheet with 2.0–4.0 mm thickness could be produced at a speed of 25 m/min. Hot rolling and annealing temperatures during hot rolling were also changed to examine which condition would be appropriate for producing wrought magnesium alloys with good formability. Microstructures of the crystals of the manufactured wrought magnesium alloys were observed. It has been found that a limiting drawing ratio of 2.7 was possible in a warm deep-drawing test of the cast magnesium alloy sheets after being hot rolled.     

Influence of ultrasonic melt treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of AlSi9Cu3 alloy

A novel MMM (Multi-frequency, Multimode, Modulated) ultrasonic (US) technology was used to refine the as cast microstructure and improve the mechanical properties of a AlSi9Cu3 alloy. Ultrasonic vibration was isothermally applied to the melt for 120 s at different temperatures slightly above the liquidus temperature of the alloy, using different electric power values, before pouring into a metallic mould. The microstructure of the cast samples was characterized by optical and scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectrometry. Ultrasonic vibration promoted the formation of small α-Al globular grains, changed the size and morphology of intermetallic compounds and distributed them uniformly throughout the castings. Ultimate tensile strength and strain were increased to 332 MPa and 2.9%, respectively, which are 50% and 480% higher than the values obtained for castings produced without vibration. The microstructure morphology and the alloy mechanical properties were found to depend on the electric power and the melt temperature, and by using a suitable combination of these parameters it is possible to achieve high refinement efficiency by treating the melts in the liquid state.     

铝合金半固态成形技术

介绍了铝合金半固态成形工艺；对半固态合金料的制备、成形方法及其优越性进行了讨论。简述铝合金半固态成形技术的研究和应用现状。     

Dynamical coarsening processes of microstructures in non-dendritic AlSi7Mg alloy remelted in semi-solid state

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半固态镁合金研究进展

随着汽车和电子工业向轻量化方向的发展,压铸镁合金结构件正以超过每年20％的速度递增,对该领域的 研究也因此成为了焦点。本文综述了国内外在镁合金半固态成形理论及应用方面的进展,提出寻求更为 简单、实用的成形工艺以及加大对该领域基础理论的研究应是未来发展的方向。     

Finite element analysis for the semi-solid state forming of aluminium alloy considering induction heating

The major objective of this study is to establish an analytical technique in order to investigate the behavior of semi-solid material considering induction heating of the workpiece. The induction heating process is analyzed using the commercial finite element software, . The finite element program, , for the simulation of deformation in the semi-solid state is developed in the present study. The behavior of semi-solid material is described by a viscoplastic model for the solid phase and by Darcy’s law for the liquid flow. Simple compression and closed-die compression processes considering induction heating are analyzed. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed analytical technique, the results of simulation are compared with those of experiment.     

A390合金近液相线法处理中初生硅形态的演变

采用A390合金为试验原料,通过改变、控制浇注温度、保温时间和冷却速度,研究了在近液相线区不同温度（620°～695°）、不同保温时间（10min-70min）下获得半固态合金坯料组织的演变规律及变化机理。结果表明：在635°～650°,保温40min～55min,能够得到细小、均匀、圆整的颗粒状初生硅组织。因此,仅通过控制近液相线法铸造的工艺参数便可改善A390合金半固态坯料中初生硅的尺寸和形貌,这是获得半固态坯料的一种简单、高效和低成本的方法。     

Shear deformation behavior of Al–5% Mg in a semi-solid state

Shear tests have been carried out over a wide temperature range of 753–893 K, including temperatures below and above the solidus temperature, for an Al–5 wt% Mg alloy. The deformation behavior in the semi-solid state is divided into two regions; one is in a semi-solid state containing a discontinuous liquid and the other is in a semi-solid state containing a continuous liquid. An analysis of the activation energy suggests that the deformation in the latter region is associated with the lubricated flow. Deformation in the former region is likely to be a transition from the viscous glide creep in the solid state to the lubricated flow in a semi-solid state containing a continuous liquid.     

Measurement of anisotropy of crystal-melt interfacial energy for a binary Al–Cu alloy

The anisotropy of solid–liquid interfacial energy for an Al–4.0 wt% Cu alloy is determined through measurement of equilibrium shape. Measurements are performed using a fine dispersion of liquid particles entrained within a single-crystal single-phase solid. Specimens are sectioned normal to the 1 0 0 direction in the continuous phase, and the droplets are observed to exhibit four-fold symmetry on this plane. The radial variation on this plane is measured using optical and chemical techniques, and the normalized anisotropy parameter is determined to be 0.98%. Equilibrium conditions are validated, and quench effects are investigated using microchemical analysis techniques.     

Tensile ductility improvement of AlSi9Cu1 alloy by chemical composition optimization

Diesel engines, characterized by higher breakout pressure and compression ratio in comparison with gasoline engines, require particularly elevated tensile properties for their engine parts. In order to maintain both high strength and high ductility in the cylinder head, i.e., to obtain higher percent elongation without further reducing the tensile strength, Al Si9Cu1 alloy was used to prepare the cylinder head in an aluminum diesel engine. At the same time, the effect of different modification elements, Na or Sr, and Fe content on the reduction of secondary dendrite arm spacing(SDAS) was discussed, and the design of T7 heat treatment parameters were analyzed in order to improve the tensile ductility. The result shows:(1) The SDAS is as small as 18±3 μm for the Sr modified alloy.(2) The percent elongation of the alloy with Sr modification increases by 66.7% and 42.9%, respectively, compared with the unmodified alloy and the alloy with Na modification.(3) Lower Fe content alloy(0.10%) gives good results in percent elongation compared to the alloy with higher Fe content(0.27%); in particular, after Sr modification and T7 heat treatment, the elongation of over 5% is obtained.     

铸型冷却速度对半固态镁合金浆料凝固组织的影响

采用不同直径型腔的铜质和铁质两种金属型,研究了铸型冷却速度对双螺杆机械搅拌法制备的半固态镁合金浆料凝固组织的影响.结果表明,随着铸型冷却速度的降低,半固态浆料的固相率升高,初生α-Mg相晶粒平均尺寸增大.采用铁质重力金属型不能制备直径大于φ25mm的半固态镁合金坯料,半固态浆料必须采用压铸或挤压成形的方法才能为触变成形工艺提供优质的半固态坯料.     

High temperature deformation behavior of solid and semi-solid alloy 718

The mechanical response of alloy 718 with various microstructures in the solid and semi-solid state has been characterized. The experimental results presented for the lower temperature solid state deformation are in good agreement with published literature values and extend the experimental range to higher temperatures and lower strain rates. When dendrites were aligned along the compression axis, the directionally solidified materials exhibited an activation energy for plastic flow consistent with the activation energy for creep and self-diffusion in nickel, even at temperatures within the mushy zone. However, samples containing non-aligned grains in the semi-solid state exhibited a greater dependence of deformation with temperature; this was associated with lubricated flow of the grains due to the intergranular liquid in the mushy zone.     

Research on fractal characteristics of primary phase morphology in semi-solid A356 alloy

Semi-solid slurry of A356 alloy was prepared by low superheat pouring and slightly electromagnetic stirring, and the fractal characteristics of morphology in semi-solid primary phase was researched. The fractal dimensions of primary phase morphology in the semi-solid A356 alloy were calculated by the program written to calculate the fractal dimensions of box-counting in the image of solid phase morphology in semi-solid metal slurry. The results indicated that the morphology of primary phase in semi-solid A356 prepared by low superheat pouring and slightly electromagnetic stirring is characterized by fractal dimension, and the primary phase morphology obtained by the different processing parameters has different fractal dimensions. The morphology of primary phase at the different position of ingot has different fractal dimensions, which reflected the effect of solidified conditions at different positions in the same ingot on the morphology of semi-solid primary phase. Solidification of semi-solid alloy is a course of change in fractal dimension.