Al-B中间合金对铝合金晶粒的细化机理

通过对Al-B中间合金在纯铝、Al-0．5％Si、Al-1％Si、Al-1．5％Mg以及Al-4％Cu合金中的晶粒细化作用的实验研究,分析B的晶粒细化机理。结果表明：Al-B中间合金对纯铝的细化作用很弱,仅当B含量高于0,04％时,才表现出一定的细化效果。对于Al-0．5％Si、Al-1％Si、Al-1,5％Mg和Al-4％Cu合金,加入少量的B,对合金几乎没有细化作用：但当B含量达到0.02％时,合金晶粒明显细化,晶粒尺寸显著下降：增加B含量,晶粒尺寸继续下降,但下降速度趋缓。这表明AlB2不能作为液态铝的形核中心,而共晶反应机制是Al-B中间合金具有晶粒细化作用的主要原因。     

Al-Ti-C中间合金对Mg-Al合金的晶粒细化作用

制备了一种用于Mg-Al合金晶粒细化的Al-Ti-C中间合金。发现该Al-Ti-C中间合金可以有效地细化镁合金的晶粒，细化后的AZ61合金的抗腐蚀性能大大提高。分析认为，Al-Ti-C中间合金中起晶粒细化作用的是Al4C3和TiC的复合相。     

Grain refining of Al-Si alloys using Al-10% Ti master alloy: role of Zr addition

The present study was carried out on ultra-pure aluminum, 1050, and 356 alloys. The results revealed that when Al-4%B is added to ultra-pure aluminum, it forms AlB₁₂ and AlB₂ which have no grain refining effect in pure aluminum. When no grain refiner is added to pure aluminum, the microstructure is a mixture of columnar and equiaxed grains. The addition of 30 ppm Ti to pure aluminum is sufficient to promote equiaxed grains when the metal is solidified at high rate ~ 10°C/s but requires an addition of 1000 ppm B at 0.8°C. Increasing the Si content to 7% reduces the initial grain size of pure aluminum from 2800 μm to 1200 μm. In commercial aluminum, B reacts with traces of Ti to form TiB₂ phases which are active grain refining agents. However, in Al-7%Si, Ti reacts with Si forming (Al,Si)₂Ti phase which is a poor refining agent.     

RE对Al-10Sr中间合金组织的影响及在Al-Si合金中的应用

研究了不同稀土元素(RE)添加量对Al-10Sr中间合金组织的影响以及新型Al-10Sr-RE中间合金在Al-Si中的应用。结果表明:在Al-10Sr中间合金的基础上添加稀土(RE)元素能明显改善Al-10Sr中Al_4Sr相的形貌,即随着RE含量增加,Al_4Sr的形貌由针状向块状转变,当RE添加量达到4%(质量分数)时,Al_4Sr相完全成为块状。最佳RE添加量为4%,由此成功制备出了Al-10Sr-4RE中间合金变质剂。对Al-20Si合金的实际应用表明,初晶硅晶粒尺寸分布趋于均匀,晶粒较普通Al-10Sr变质剂减小1倍。     

United modification of Al-24Si alloy by Al-P and Al-Ti-C master alloys

The modification effect of a new type of Al-P master alloy on Al-24Si alloys was investigated.It is found that excellent modification effect can be obtained by the addition of this new type of Al-P master alloy into Al-24Si melt and the average primary Si grain size is decreased below 47μm from original 225μm.It is also found that the TiC particles in the melt coming from A18Ti2C can improve the modification ffect of the Al-P master alloy.When the content of TiC particles in the Al-24Si melt is 0.03%.the improvement reaches the maximum and keeps steady with increasing content of TiC particles.Modification effect occurs at 50 min after addition of the Al-P master alloy and TiC particles,and keeps stable with prolonging holding time.     

过共晶铝硅合金显微组织细化新工艺

介绍了一种过共晶铝硅合金显微组织细化新工艺,该工艺首先采用磷变质剂细化变质初晶硅,然后采用热处理或热挤压变形 热处理细化共晶硅,得到了一种适合锻造用的合金组织,并介绍了细化后组织的力学性能。结果表明,采用该新工艺,可以得到共晶硅完全粒化,初晶硅晶粒较小,平均晶粒尺寸约为13μm,分布均匀的合金组织,热挤压 T6处理后材料的抗拉强度可以达到414.7 MPa,硬度(HB)为148,延伸率为0.5%。     

Effects of Al-Mn-Ti-P-Cu master alloy on microstructure and properties of Al-25Si alloy

To obtain a higher microstructural refining efficiency, and improve the properties and processing ability of hypereutectic AI-25Si alloy, a new environmentally friendly AI-20.6Mn-12Ti-0.9P-6.1Cu （by wt.%） master alloy was fabricated; and its modification and strengthening mechanisms on the AI-25Si alloy were studied. The mechanical properties of the unmodified, modified and heat treated alloys were investigated. Results show that the optimal addition amount of the AI-20.6Mn-12Ti-0.9P-6.1Cu master alloy is 4wt.%. In this case, primary Si and eutectic Si as well as e-AI phase were clearly refined, and this refining effect shows an excellent long residual action as it can be heat-retained for at least 5 h. After being T6 heat treated, the morphology of primary and eutectic Si in the AI-25Si alloys with the addition of 4wt.% AI-20.6Mn-12Ti- 0.9P-6.1Cu alloy changes into particles and short rods. The average grain size of the primary and eutectic Si decreases from 250 IJm （unmodified） to 13.83 pm and 35 IJm （unmodified） to 7 tim; the e-Al becomes obviously finer and the distribution of Si phases tends to be uniform and dispersed. Meanwhile, the tensile properties are improved obviously; the tensile strengths at room temperature and 300 ℃ reach 241 MPa and 127 MPa, increased by 153.7% and 67.1%, respectively. In addition, the tensile fracture mechanism changes from brittle fracture for the alloy without modification to ductile fracture after modification. Modifying the morphology of Si phase and strengthening the matrix can effectively block the initiation and propagation of cracks, thus improving the strength of the hypereutectic AI-25Si alloy.     

Grain refinement of hypoeutectic Al-Si alloy prepared with ELTA by Al-4B master alloy

Electrolytic low-titanium aluminum （ELTA） was produced by adding TiO2 powder to an industrial aluminum electrolyzer. The grain refining effect of Al-4B master alloy in the hypoeutectic Al-Si alloy prepared by using ELTA was investigated, and compared with those of Al-STi, Al-STi-IB and Al-4B master alloys in the similar alloy prepared by using pure Al. The results indicate that when Al-4B is added to the melt of the alloy prepared by using ELTA in terms of the Ti/B mass ratio of S：l, the grain refining effect is better than those ofAl-STi, Al-STi-IB and Al-4B master alloys. Thus, using Al-4B to refine the grain of Al-Si alloys prepared by using ELTA will possibly become a feasible way of obtaining Al-Si alloy with homogeneous and fine microstructure.     

Grain refinement of Al-3.5FeNb-1.5C master alloy on pure Al and Al-9.8Si-3.4Cu alloy

The refinement potential of Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C master alloy on pure aluminium and Al-9.8 Si-3.4 Cu alloy has been investigated. Different amounts of Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C master alloy were added to estimate the optimal addition level. It was found that the addition of Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C grain refiner can promote significantly the refinement of grains in the pure aluminium, particularly at 0.1 wt.%, with the mean primary aluminium α-grain size reducing to 187±3 μm from about 1-3 mm. Similarly, the microstructural study of the Al-9.8 Si-3.4 Cu alloy die casting at different weight percentages(viz. 0.0 wt.%, 0.1 wt.% and 1.0 wt.%) of Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C master alloy shows that the Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C master alloy as a grain refiner is also acceptable for Al-Si cast alloys when the silicon content is more than 4 wt.%. As a result of inoculation with Al-3.5 Fe Nb-1.5 C master alloy, the average grain size of α-Al is reduced to 22±3 μm from about 71±3 μm and grain refining efficiency is not characterized by any visible poisoning effect, which is the major limitation in the grain refinement of Al-Si cast alloys by applying Al-Ti-B ternary master alloys. Mechanical properties such as ultimate tensile strength and yield strength are significantly improved by 9.6% and 9.7%, respectively.     

Effects of Al-10Sr master alloys on grain refinement of AZ31 magnesium alloy

The effects of Al-10Sr master alloys on grain refinement of AZ31 magnesium alloy were investigated, and the refinement efficiency of different Al-10Sr master alloys （commercial, solubilized, rolled and remelted＋rapidly cooled） was compared and analyzed. The results indicate that the morphology and size of Al4Sr phases in the microstructures of different Al-10Sr master alloys, are of great difference. For the commercial Al-10Sr master alloy, the Al4Sr phases evolve from coarse block shape to relatively fine block shape after being dissolved at 500 ℃ for 4 h and followed by water quenching; but after being rolled at 300 ℃ for 50% reduction or remelted and followed by rapid cooling, the Al4Sr phases mainly exhibit fine granule and fibre shapes. In addition, the different Al-10Sr master alloys can effectively reduce the grain size of AZ31 magnesium alloy, but their refinement efficiency is different. The refinement efficiency of the Al-10Sr master alloy obtained by remelting and rapid cooling is the best, then the rolled, solubilized and commercial Al-10Sr master alloys are in turn. The difference of refinement efficiency for different Al-10Sr master alloys may be related to the dissolution rates of Al4Sr phases with different morphologies and sizes in the melt of AZ31 magnesium alloy.     

Effect of a grain refiner cum modifier on mechanical properties of Al-7Si and Al-11Si alloys

This study evaluates the influence of grain refiners/modifiers on the mechanical properties of the Al-7Si and Al-11Si alloys with an experiment of quantitative and qualitative correlations with the microstructure. Modification of Al-Si alloys with strontium additions and grain refinement with Al-Ti, Al-B and Al-T-B master alloy additions are demonstrated to be efficient on Al-Si alloys. A single master alloy with combined additions of Sr and Ti and/or B was prepared and the microstructure and mechanical properties were studied. The results show that boron rich (Al-3B-Sr and Al-1Ti-3B-Sr) master alloys are more efficient than Ti rich (Al-3Ti-Sr and Al-5Ti-1B-Sr) master alloys considering their combined grain refinement and modification effect on Al-7Si and Al-11Si alloys. However, the presence of Sr does not influence the grain refinement. Similarly, presence of grain refiner does not influence the modification of eutectic Si.     

Grain refinement of AZ31 magnesium alloy by new Al-Ti-C master alloys

New Al₄C₃-containing Al-Ti-C master alloys (Al-0.6Ti-1C and Al-1Ti-1C) were developed by introducing Ti element into Al-C melt using melt reaction method, in which most of the TiC particles distribute around Al₄C₃ particles. It is believed that most of the C firstly reacts with Al melt and form Al₄C₃ particles by the reaction Al(l)+C(s)→Al₄C₃(s), and after adding Ti into the Al-C melt, the size of Al₄C₃ particles is decreased and the distribution of Al₄C₃ is improved through the reaction Ti(solute)+Al₄C₃(s)→TiC(s)+Al(l). With the addition of 1% Al-1Ti-1C master alloy, the average grain size of AZ31 is reduced sharply from 850 μm to 200 μm, and the grain morphology of α-Mg transits from a fully-developed equiaxed dendritic structure to a petal-like shape. Al-C-O-Mn-Fe compounds are proposed to be potent nucleating substrates for primary Mg. Appropriate addition of Ti is believed to increase the grain refinement efficiency of Al₄C₃-containing Al-Ti-C master alloys in AZ31 alloy.     

Quality assessment of aluminum-based grain refining master alloys

1. IntroductionThe improvement of the properties of aluminumproducts is still a real problem in the theory and practiceof foundry. It can be solved by different methods includinggrain refinement, which is considered to be one of themost effective, simple and reliable methods. A grain refineris known to contain numerous high-melting particles,which are released after the aluminum matrix dissolves ina melt and subsequently act as heterogeneous nuclei oncooling. It provides a fine equiaxed grain …     

Effects of strontium and boron interactions in Al-7Si alloys

Effects of boron and strontium combined treatment on the microstructure of hypoeutectic Al-7Si alloy have been studied.Experimental results show that strontium has no significant effect on the grain refinement efficiency of boron and the eutectic silicon modification efficiency is not only related to the strontium content but also related to the boron content in the Al-7Si alloy melt.There is a negative interaction between boron and strontium that results in the formation of a strontium-boron-aluminum containing compound,which reduces the effective strontium level and decreases the eutectic silicon modification efficiency substantially.The refinement and modification mechanisms remain unchanged after the combined addition of strontium and boron,Based on the experimental results,a model for assessing the modification level in the Al-Si alloy melts after combined addition of boron and strontium was presented.     

Al-Si-P master alloy and its modification and refinement performance on Al-Si alloys

An Al-Si-P master alloy has been developed by an in-situ reaction and the electron probe microanalyzer (EPMA) results show that there are many pre-formed AlP particles contained in the master alloy. Silicon introduced into the system plays an important role in remarkably im-proving the distribution and content of AlP particles due to their similar crystal structure and lattice parameters. ZL109 alloys have shown fast modification response to the addition of 0.5% Al-15Si-3.SP master alloy at 720℃, with a mass of primary Si precipitating in size of about 15 μm. Also, coarse primary Si grains in Al-30Si alloy can be refined dramatically from 150 μm to 37 μm after the addition of 2.0% Al- 15Si-3.5P master alloy at 850℃. The P recovery of the Al-15Si-3.5P master alloy is much higher than that of a Cu-8.SP master alloy due to the pre-formed AlP particles.     

Al3Ti4B中间合金对Mg-7Al-0.4Zn-0.2Mn合金显微组织和性能的影响

研究了Al3Ti4B中间合金对Mg-7Al-0.4Zn-0.2Mn合金的显微组织、力学性能及耐腐蚀性能的影响.结果表明:当Al3Ti4B加入量小于0.3%(质量分数)时,合金的平均晶粒尺寸显著减小;当Al3Ti4B加入量为0.3%时,合金组织显著细化,平均晶粒尺寸由未变质合金的135μm细化到30 μm,合金拉伸力学性能和耐腐蚀性能最好;当加入量超过0.3%时,晶粒粗化;具有密排六方结构的高熔点化合物Tm2(靠=2 980℃)和AlB(%=980℃)均可作为一Mg的异质核心,大量异质结晶核心的存在是导致α Mg晶粒细化的主要原因.     

Effect of alloying on high temperature fatigue performance of ZL114A(Al-7Si) alloy

The effect of Cu,Fe and Ni on high-temperature mechanical performance and fatigue properties of ZL114A alloy was studied through high temperature fatigue test and SEM.The results show that the three elements have a detrimental influence on high temperature cyclic fatigue life.When the contents (mass fraction) of Fe,Cu and Ni in ZL114A alloy are 0.28%,1.53% and 0.16%,respectively,the high temperature tensile strength and cyclic fatigue of ZL114A alloy are improved from 194 MPa and 40.2 MPa to 236 MPa and 48.2 MPa by alloying.The main reason that high temperature tensile strength and cyclic fatigue of ZL114A alloy are improved significantly is that the three elements greatly improve the proportion of Cu/Mg in ZL114A alloy and nickel content.     

Al-Mn中间合金对Mg-Al-Pb-Mn合金组织和电化学性能的影响(英文)

Mg-Al-Pb合金是一种新开发的海水激活电池材料。采用熔炼浇注法制备Mg-6Al-5Pb-0.5Mn系列合金和Mg-6Al-5Pb合金。其中,Mg-6Al-5Pb-0.5Mn系列合金是以Al-15%Mn、Al-30%Mn和Al-50%Mn中间合金为添加剂制备的。采用金相显微镜和扫描电子显微镜表征其组织,采用电化学方法、析氢法和失重法研究其性能。结果表明:以Al-50%Mn中间合金为添加剂制备的Mg-6Al-5Pb-0.5Mn合金具有最负的放电电位(-1.66 V),最小的腐蚀电流密度(7μm/cm2)和自腐蚀速率(0.51 mg·h-1·cm-2)。这可能是因为Al11Mn4相的存在,不仅有利于腐蚀产物的脱落和增大电化学反应面积,而且也提高电化学活性。     

细化变质处理对铸造Al-7.5Si-4Cu合金力学性能和组织的影响(英文)

研究了单一和复合Al-5Ti-B、RE和Al-10Sr细化变质剂对砂型铸造Al-7.5Si-4Cu合金力学性能、显微组织、细化变质效果及其金属间化合物变化的影响。结果表明:与单一细化变质处理以及铸态相比,经过添加质量分数为0.8%的Al-5Ti-B、0.1%的RE和0.1%的Al-10Sr细化变质剂复合细化变质处理后铸造Al-7.5Si-4Cu合金的力学性能和显微组织都得到了显著改善。对于单一细化变质处理,加入0.8%的Al-5Ti-B中间合金后,合金的抗拉强度和布氏硬度得到大幅度提高,并且细化了α(Al)相。加入0.1%的RE中间合金后,合金的伸长率得到了最大程度的提高。这是因为RE的加入使铝合金熔液而得到净化,同时改变了金属间化合物的形状。而加入0.1%的Al-10Sr变质剂后,合金的屈服强度得到改善,但其他性能的改善有限。Al-10Sr变质剂对共晶硅具有较强的变质作用,但使得铝合金熔体含气量增加并形成严重的柱状晶组织。利用硅相的平均面积和长宽比描述细化变质效果得到的结论与力学性能和组织分析的结果相同。