添加微量Sc、Zr对超高强铝合金微观结构和性能的影响

采用低频电磁铸造技术制备Al-9Zn-2.8Mg-2.5Cu-x Zr-y Sc（x=0,0.15%,0.15%;y=0,0.05%,0.15%）合金,借助金相显微镜、扫描电镜、透射电镜、力学性能测试等手段分别对其均匀化、热挤压态、固溶态和时效态的组织与性能进行对比分析。结果表明：添加微量Sc和Zr,会在凝固过程中形成初生Al3（Sc,Zr）,可显著细化合金铸态晶粒;均匀化时形成的次生Al3（Sc,Zr）粒子可以强烈钉扎位错和亚晶界,有效抑制变形组织的再结晶,显著提高合金的力学性能。与不含Sc、Zr的合金相比,含0.05%Sc和0.15%Zr的合金经固溶处理和峰值时效处理后其抗拉强度和屈服强度分别提高172 MPa和218 MPa,其强化作用主要来自含Sc、Zr化合物对合金起到的亚结构强化、析出强化和细晶强化。     

Effect of strontium on the grain refining efficiency of Mg–3Al alloy refined by carbon inoculation

The effect of Sr on the grain refining efficiency of the Mg–3Al alloy refined by carbon inoculation has been investigated in the present study. A significant grain refinement was obtained for the Mg–3Al alloy treated with either 0.2% C or 0.2% Sr. The Al–C–O particles were found in the sample refined by 0.2% C, and the element O should come from reaction between Al₄C₃ nuclei of Mg grains and water during the process of sample preparation. The grain size of the sample refined by carbon inoculation was further decreased after the combined addition of Sr. The grain size decreased with increasing Sr content. Much higher refining efficiency was obtained when the Sr addition was increased to 0.5%. Sr is an effective element to improve the grain refining efficiency for the Mg–Al alloys refined by carbon inoculation. The number of Al₄C₃ particles in the sample refined by the combination of carbon and Sr was more than that in the sample refined by only carbon. No Al–C–O–Sr-rich particles were obviously found in the sample refined by the combination of carbon and a little (<0.5%) Sr addition.     

Solidification structure of aluminium with trace additions of Sc and Zr

The effect of hypoeutectic Sc addition, by itself or in combination with 0.14% Zr, on the solidification structure of pure Al was investigated. A strong grain refining effect was observed in the alloy containing 0.45% Sc and 0.14% Zr. No grain refinement occurred in binary Al-Sc alloys or in the ternary alloy containing 0.24% Sc. Detailed microstructural investigations showed the presence of coarse cuboidal particles in the grain refined alloy. These particles were found to be enriched in Sc and Zr, had an L1₂ crystal structure, and shared a cube-on-cube orientation relationship with the α-Al matrix. Consequently, the Al-Sc-Zr particles were considered to be responsible for the observed grain refinement.     

Ti、Sc、Zr对铝合金微观组织的影响

制备了含Ti、Sc、Zr的铝合金,测量了平均晶粒直径和硬度,并利用金相显微镜、XRD、SEM和EDS等方法研究其细化及强化机理。结果表明：Ti元素能显著细化合金的晶粒,但不能提高合金的硬度;0.2%Sc对合金晶粒细化不太显著,但对硬度提高非常显著;0.13%Zr添加时,其细化效果略好于0.20%Sc,而对硬度的影响略低于0.20%Sc;当三者同时添加时,得到较好的细化及强化效果。     

Microstructure and mechanical behavior of LZ91 Mg alloy processed by rolling and heat treatments

Mg–9%Li–1%Zn alloy was successfully cast into a 37 mm thick ingot, and then rolled to a thickness of 2 mm in this study. Effects of thermal and mechanical treatments on the microstructures and strengthening mechanisms were investigated. The experimental results indicated that the as-cast microstructure of the Mg–9%Li–1%Zn alloy had a dual phase structure with dispersed fine particles of ZnO and MgO oxides. After annealing heat treatment of the as-rolled specimen, α phase was elongated and aligned in the rolling direction, and β phase showed a recrystallized grain structure. The variation in hardness during isothermal heat treatment was believed to correspond to an unstable phase or spinodal decomposition causing age hardening effect. Cold working presented moderate hardening effect, and the hardness of the cold-rolled specimen was almost proportional to the extent of cold working.     

微量Sc和Zr对Al—Mg合金铸态组织的晶粒细化作用

制备了Ａｌ５Ｍｇ、Ａｌ５Ｍｇ０．２Ｓｃ、Ａｌ５Ｍｇ０．１Ｚｒ和Ａｌ５Ｍｇ０．２Ｓｃ０．１Ｚｒ四种铸态合金，采用金相显微镜和扫描电镜观察分析了微量Ｓｃ和Ｚｒ对ＡｌＭｇ合金铸态组织的晶粒细化作用及其机理。结果发现，０２％的Ｓｃ并未使ＡｌＭｇ合金产生晶粒细化作用，而０２％的Ｓｃ与０１％的Ｚｒ复合添加则使ＡｌＭｇ合金产生了极其强烈的晶粒细化作用。这一作用的产生，是由于Ｓｃ、Ｚｒ与Ａｌ在合金熔体中生成了Ａｌ３Ｓｃ和Ａｌ３Ｚｒ复合粒子，这种粒子在合金凝固过程中，起到了非均质晶核细化晶粒的作用     

含钪7xxx系铝合金的再结晶

采用金相显微镜和透射电子显微镜研究了含钪Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Zr系铝合金组织的再结晶,测试了不同温度下退火1h合金的硬度。结果表明:含0.20%Sc的7xxx系铝合金(冷变形量50%)的再结晶起始温度为475℃,再结晶终了温度为525℃。合金在均匀化以及热加工过程中析出细小、弥散的二次A l3(Sc,Zr)粒子钉扎位错、亚晶界和晶界,使回复过程中的位错运动受阻,保持基体内较高的位错的密度,阻碍加热时位错重新排列呈亚晶界以及更进一步发展成大角度晶界的过程;阻碍了再结晶核心长大过程,阻碍大角度晶界的迁移,从而提高再结晶温度。     

Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Zr-Sc合金铸态Al3(Sc，Zr)相形貌的研究

采用金相显微镜、扫描电镜和能谱分析,研究Sc细化Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Zr合金铸态组织的机制和一次Al3(Sc,Zr)粒子的形貌特征。结果表明:从熔体中析出的Al3(Sc,Zr)一次粒子是α(Al)固溶体的有效形核剂,该粒子以亚稳的L12型Al3Zr为核心,形成富钪与富锆Al3(Sc,Zr)层相间排列的多层复合结构。在Al-9.0Zn-2.5Mg-2.5Cu-0.15Zr合金中添加0.20%～0.60%(质量分数)的钪,合金的铸态组织由粗大的树枝晶变为等轴晶,随着钪含量的增加,合金铸态组织得到进一步细化。     

Effect of minor Sc and Zr on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy

1 Introduction The microstructure and properties of aluminium alloys are strongly affected by adding small quantities of scandium. Minor Sc may improve the temperature of recrystallization and fracture toughness, decrease the sensitivity of stress corrosi…     

A novel Al–Ti–B alloy for grain refining Al–Si foundry alloys

Al–Ti–B refiners with excess-Ti (Ti:B > 2.2) perform adequately for wrought aluminium alloys but they are not as efficient in the case of foundry alloys. Silicon, which is abundant in the latter, forms silicides with Ti and severely impairs the potency of TiB₂ and Al₃Ti particles. Hence, Al–Ti–B alloys with excess-B (Ti:B < 2.2) and binary Al–B alloys are favored to grain refine hypoeutectic Al–Si alloys. These grain refiners rely on the insoluble (Al,Ti)B₂ or AlB₂ particles for grain refinement, and thus do not enjoy the growth restriction provided by solute Ti. It would be very attractive to produce excess-B Al–Ti–B alloys which additionally contain Al₃Ti particles to maximize their grain refining efficiency for aluminium foundry alloys. A powder metallurgy process was employed to produce an experimental Al–3Ti–3B grain refiner which contains both the insoluble AlB₂ and the soluble Al₃Ti particles. Inoculation of a hypoeutectic Al–Si foundry alloy with this grain refiner has produced a fine equiaxed grain structure across the entire section of the test sample which was more or less retained for holding times up to 15 min.     

Al-9.0Zn-2.5Mg-2.5Cu-0.15Zr-0.2Sc合金中Al3(Sc,Zr)粒子的析出行为

采用金相显微镜、扫描电镜、透射电镜和能谱分析,研究了Al-9.0Zn-2.5Mg-2.5Cu-0.15Zr-0.2Sc合金中Al3(Sc,Zr)粒子的形貌及其细化合金铸态组织、提高合金性能的机理.从熔体中析出的一次Al3(Sc,Zr)粒子是α(Al)固溶体的有效形核剂,该粒子以亚稳的Ll2型Al3Zr为核心,形成富钪与富锆Al3(Sc,Zr)层相间排列的多层复合结构;铸态合金退火后,α(Al)基体内析出二次Al3(Sc,Zr)粒子,经450℃×3 2h退火,二次Al3(Sc,Zr)粒子尺寸为16 ～ 23 nm,与α(Al)基体完全共格,该粒子钉扎位错和亚晶界,阻碍合金再结晶过程,提高合金再结晶温度;合金经RRA处理后,抗拉强度、伸长率和电导率分别为:667.5 MPa、7.5％和37.8％ IACS,具有良好的综合性能.     

Microstructures and mechanical properties of Er modified AA7075 alloy

The effect of erbium and homogenization on microstructures and mechanical properties of AA7075 alloy were investigated using optical microscope (LIMI), scanning electronic microscope (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive X-ray detection (EDS) and mechanical testing. It was found that during solidification most of the elements Er and Cu segregated at the grain boundaries in the form of Al₃ErCu or Al₈Cu₄Er and a very small part of Er dissolved in the FCC-Al matrix. The latter is not completely reclaimable for heterogeneous nucleation and refine grain FCC-Al matrix in its as-cast state. Er and Cu- containing phases fragmented into fine particles after extrusion and these led to a slight increase in grain boundary strengthening. The process of homogenizing, extruding and aging the Er containing alloys considerably improved the strength due to precipitation. The analysis of the extruded sample showed that the addition of Er can slightly retard the recrystallizing behavior of AA7075 alloy.     

Effect of manganese on the microstructure of Mg–3Al alloy

The effect of manganese on the microstructure of Mg–3Al alloy, especially the nucleation efficiency of Al–Mn particles on primary Mg, has been investigated in this paper. Mg–0.72Mn was used to fabricate Mg–3Al–xMn (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5) alloys, and the grain sizes of these alloys fluctuate at 390 μm indicating addition of manganese does not evidently influence the grain size of Mg–3Al alloy. Through XRD, FESEM and TEM detection, it is found that Al_0.89Mn_1.11 compound is the dominant Al–Mn phase in Mg–3Al–0.3Mn, Mg–3Al–0.4Mn and Mg–3Al–0.5Mn, and distributes in primary Mg matrix and interdendritic regions with an angular blocky morphology. The number of Al_0.89Mn_1.11 increases gradually with increasing manganese content while the grain sizes of primary Mg are nearly the same in Mg–3Al, Mg–3Al–0.3Mn, Mg–3Al–0.4Mn and Mg–3Al–0.5Mn, indicating Al_0.89Mn_1.11 has low nucleation efficiency on primary Mg.     

复合添加Sc、Zr、Ti对Al-Mg合金组织与性能的影响

采用布氏硬度计、金相显微镜、扫描电镜(SEM)和透射电镜(TEM)研究了微量Sc、Zr、Ti以及Mg含量对Al-Mg合金的显微组织与布氏硬度的影响。结果表明,单独添加Sc、Zr元素的合金与未添加的Al-Mg合金的铸态组织相比,合金的晶粒组织得到了一定的细化,复合添加Sc、Zr、Ti3种元素的合金铸态组织的晶粒细化程度更为明显。同时在Sc、Zr、Ti相同含量下,Mg元素的增加也能进一步细化合金的晶粒组织,这是由于Mg元素固溶强化的结果,使得合金的布氏硬度提高。对Al-10Mg-Sc-Zr-Ti合金进行均匀化退火处理后,合金的硬度较铸态组织提高了10%,这是Al3(Sc1-xZrx)、Al3(Sc1-xTix)及Al3(Sc1-x-yZrxTiy)大量沉淀相二次析出,弥散度增大、分布更加均匀的结果。     

Effect of minor Sc additions on structure,age hardening and tensile properties of aluminium alloy AA8090 plate

The grain structure, age hardening response, precipitate structure and tensile properties of AA8090 alloy plate without and with minor additions of Sc were investigated. Primary aluminide particles were present in all alloys. Sc additions ⩾0.43% resulted in refinement of the as-cast grain structure. Further investigations on 0.11% and 0.22% Sc containing alloys showed that the subgrain size was finer while the number density of nano-scale Al₃(Sc,Zr)/Al₃Li composite precipitates and the artificially aged hardness were higher for the Sc containing alloys. There was a marginal increase in the yield strength with a concomitant reduction in ductility with increasing Sc content in the alloys.     

Influence of flux containing YCl3 additions on purifying effectiveness and properties of Mg–10Gd–3Y–0.5Zr alloy

In order to improve the purifying efficiency of RJ6 flux, 5 wt.% YCl₃ additions were introduced into the flux to refine Mg–10Gd–3Y–0.5Zr (GW103K) alloy. The results show that the RJ6 flux containing 5 wt.% YCl₃ additions exhibits excellent adsorption ability to nonmetallic inclusions. Thermodynamic analysis indicates that the main reason could be attributed to the decrease of the surface tension of the flux. Moreover, the mechanical, corrosion and fluidity properties of the alloy were investigated. It was found that these properties were improved to a certain degree due to the removal of nonmetallic inclusions in the alloy.     

Zn与Mg质量比对热挤压Al-Zn-Mg-Sc显微组织及力学性能的影响

制备了Al-2Mg-0.4Sc、Al-5Mg-0.4Sc、Al-5Mg-2Zn-0.4Sc和Al-5Zn-2Mg-0.4Sc等4种合金并在350℃进行热挤压,通过光学显微镜(OM),X射线衍射(XRD),扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、室温拉伸测试,研究了Zn/Mg比对于Al-Zn-Mg-Sc合金组织与力学性能的影响。结果表明,Zn/Mg比的提高对于铸态晶粒具有细化作用,挤压后发生动态再结晶,晶粒尺寸显著减小,但挤压态晶粒尺寸并未随Zn/Mg比的提高而减小。另一方面,Zn/Mg比的提高使Mg32(Al,Zn)49第二相数量增加,且呈现更明显的网状结构。挤压态Al-Zn-Mg-Sc合金屈服强度随Zn/Mg比的提高而提升,主要由于大量Al3Sc粒子与碎化的第二相呈网状分布于晶界,使第二相强化起到主导作用。     

Effect of minor Zr and Sc on microstructures and mechanical properties of Al–Mg–Si–Cu–Cr–V alloys

The effects of minor contents of Zr and Sc on the microstructures and mechanical properties of Al–Mg–Si–Cu–Cr–V alloy were studied. The results show that the effects of minor Zr and Sc on the as-cast grain refinement in the ingots, the improvement in the strength of the as-extruded alloys and the restriction of high angle grain boundaries in the aged alloys can be sorted as Al₃Sc>Al₃(Zr,Sc)>Al₃Zr. None of them could stop the nucleation of recrystallization, but Al₃(Zr,Sc) phase is a more effective inhibitor of dislocation movement compared to Al₃Sc in the aged alloys. Compared with the mechanical properties of the aged alloy added only 0.15% Sc, the joint addition of Zr and Sc to the alloy leads to a very slight decrease in strength with even no cost of ductility. Taking both the production cost and the little bad influence on mechanical properties into consideration, an optimal content of Zr and Sc in the Al–Mg–Si–Cu–Cr–V alloy to substitute 0.15% Sc is 0.13% Zr+0.03% Sc.     

Effect of minor Sc and Zr addition on grain refinement of as-cast AI-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys

The optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy as well as energy dispersive spectroscopy were employed to investigate the influence of joint addition of Sc and Zr on grain refinement of AI-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys.Results show that the addition of 0.20% Sc has a little effect on grain refinement because Sc is mainly dissolved into the matrix and hardly any primary Al3Sc particles are precipitated. The alloy with addition of 0.30% Sc and 0.16%Zr has more equiaxed grains than that of others,giving cast grain sizes as fine as 13μm. This is because the Sc substitutes for AI atom in the AI-Zr crystal cell and forms AI-Sc-Zr unit cell,which grows and becomes AI3(Scx,Zr1.x)particle,acting as a nucleus for the formation of a-AI. The addition of 0.04% Ti and 0.008% B makes the grain size drop from 250 μm to 50 μm. Its refinement effect is less than the 13 μm achieved by the alloy including 0.30% Sc and 0.16% Zr.     

Effect of Gd content on microstructure and dynamic mechanical properties of solution-treated Mg−xGd−3Y−0.5Zr alloy

The effect of Gd content ranging from 6.5 wt.% to 8.5 wt.% on microstructure evolution and dynamic mechanical behavior of Mg?xGd?3Y?0.5Zr alloys was investigated by optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and split Hopkinson pressure bar. The microstructure of as-cast Mg?xGd?3Y?0.5Zr alloys indicates that the addition of Gd can promote grain refinement in the casting. Due to the rapid cooling rate during solidification, a large amount of non-equilibrium eutectic phase Mg₂₄(Gd,Y)₅ appears at the grain boundary of as-cast Mg?xGd?3Y?0.5Zr alloys. After solution treatment at 520 °C for 6 h, the Mg₂₄(Gd,Y)₅ phase dissolves into the matrix, and the rare earth hydrides (REH) phase appears. The stress?strain curves validate that the solution-treated Mg?xGd?3Y?0.5Zr alloys with optimal Gd contents maintain excellent dynamic properties at different strain rates. It was concluded that the variation of Gd content and the agglomeration of residual REH particles and dynamically precipitated fine particles are key factors affecting dynamic mechanical properties of Mg?xGd?3Y?0.5Zr alloys.