Effects of solidification structure on fatigue crack initiation and fatigue strength in Al−Si−Mg cast alloys

Rotating-bending uniaxial fatigue tests and micro-fatigue crack initiation tests were carried out using a permanent mold cast (PMC) and semi-solid die cast (SDC) with Al−7%Si−0.35%Mg composition in order to examine the relationship between solidification structures and fatigue behaviors. The crack length was measured using a replication method. Fatigue strength was improved in SDC, which was almost consistent with the predicted fatigue strength using the size of Si particle cluster. Resistance to fatigue crack initiation and fatigue strength were improved in SDC owing to the finer Si cluster and to higher ultimate tensile strength. Fatigue crack in PMC was preferentially initiated at pores. For SDC, the fatigue crack was initiated at the Si particle/matrix interface, and then sucessively grew along eutectic cell boundaries.     

Phase equilibria in the system Al-Rh

Methods of differential thermal analysis, x-ray diffraction, microstructural analysis and electron probe microanalysis are used to study alloys of the Al-Rh system over the whole concentration range. It is established that the phase of equiatomic composition AlRh melts congruently at 2060°C and it has an extended range of homogeneity (45.1–54.2 at.% Rh). The solubility of aluminum in rhodium reaches 9 at.%, decreasing to 6 at.% at 850°C. Coordinates are determined for the eutectic point l ⇆ AlRh + 〈Rh〉 as 70 at.% Rh and 1715°C. The existence of intermediate phases, their crystal structure, and also the method of forming phases in the field of composition rich in aluminum given in publications are confirmed. __________ Translated from Poroshkovaya Metallurgiya, Nos. 5–6(449), pp. 48–56, May–June, 2006.     

过共晶Al－Si合金共生区激光表面处理

用２ｋＷ连续ＣＯ２激光对过共晶Ａｌ－１８Ｓｉ合金以不同能量密度和扫描速度进行快速熔凝处理。用扫描电镜、电子微区分析仪分析了微观结构。从计算机对Ａｌ－Ｓｉ合金ｆ－ｎｆ系统的非平衡理论计算所得的共生区及实验结果的分析可见，当能量密度和扫描速度决定的凝固条件处于共生区中部时，过共晶Ａｌ－Ｓｉ合金激光表面处理可以得到共晶间距低于２００ｎｍ的完全共晶结构。     

纤维共晶生长界面前沿三维扩散场解析

修正Ｊａｃｋｓｏｎ和Ｈｕｎｔ关于在垂直生长方向截面上溶质扩散各向同性假设，求解三维Ｌａｐｏｌａｃｅ方程，获得纤维共晶生长界面前沿三维稳态扩散场，并证明Ｊａｃｋｓｏｎ和Ｈｕｎｔ的二维模型是实际生长的二维简化和一阶近似，并用丁二腈（ＳＣＮ）一梓脑（ＣＡＭ）纤维共晶系统计算生长界面前沿溶质分布。     

原始组织及加热方式对Al-5.8wt%Cu合金熔化行为的影响

利用DSC分析手段，研究了具有3种不同凝固组织的Al-5.8wt%合金在7种不同加热方式下的熔化开始温度和熔化热，发现凝固组织中存在的非平衡共晶在加热过程中大部分扩散溶解，溶入基体，剩余部分参与共晶熔化，其熔化开始温度与组织状态无关，随加热速度的增大略有升高，溶解部分的体积分散与组织状态和加热方式有关，随加热时间和非平衡相表面积的增大而增大。     

Microstructure and creep of eutectic indium/tin on copper and nickel substrates

The behavior during creep in shear of eutectic indium-tin joints on copper and nickel substrates was examined in order to determine the effect of creep deformation on the microstructure of the alloy. Primary creep was absent in all the samples tested. The stress exponent at 20° C was much higher for samples on nickel than for those on copper, indicating a different creep deformation mechanism. Also, the microstructure within the indium-tin joints differed significantly with a change of substrate. Samples with a nickel substrate showed a colony microstructure that was not observed in those with a copper substrate. Thus, eutectic morphology is important in determining deformation mechanism during creep. The microstructure within the joints in tested and untested regions of the samples was effectively the same. This is quite distinct from the behavior of eutectic lead-tin observed in previous work. Lead-tin formed a recrystallized band of material along a region of concentrated shear deformation. While the deformation pattern in the indium-tin samples appeared to be the same as for lead-tin, the microstructural changes did not occur. This implies that the behavior observed in lead-tin is not universal to eutectic alloys.     

搅拌摩擦加工(FSP)AZ91D镁合金的组织分析

研究了AZ91D镁合金经搅拌摩擦加工后的组织。发现组织中搅拌摩擦区、热机械影响区和热影响区分区不明显。在搅拌摩擦区主要为再结晶形成的细小均匀的等轴晶结构,共晶组织α-Mg β相(Mg17Al12)完全均匀化,仅在晶界处有少量存在。     

对3种典型铝硅合金熔体温度处理的对比分析

对3种典型成分的铝硅合金(Al-20%Si、Al-12%Si和Al-7%Si)进行了熔体温度处理凝固组织变化规律的比较研究.结果表明: 在Al-12%Si共晶合金熔体处理组织中存在α枝晶与初晶硅共存以及α枝晶在一定处理条件下可以完全消失的现象; 3种成分Al-Si合金的α枝晶及初晶硅的形态尺寸随过热温度、静置时间增加出现周期性的变化规律, 出现最小尺寸的温度、时间并不完全一致; 熔体温度处理对Al-7%Si中枝晶大小、形态等有一定影响, 但细化效果不明显.在铝硅合金中, 硅原子微观有序团簇和铝有序偏聚原子团簇可能存在于不同的温度区间, 铝有序偏聚原子团簇存在的温度区间更靠近温度轴, 硅原子微观有序团簇具有比铝有序偏聚原子团簇更强的结合能.