低过热度铸造和触变锻造结合制备A356铝合金车轮的组织与力学性能

采用低过热度铸造和触变锻造相结合的方法制备A356铝合金车轮，研究低过热度铸造A356铝合金坯料的组织、坯料二次加热组织演变规律和触变锻造车轮的组织与力学性能。结果表明：熔体在635℃浇注，可获得具有细小、均匀的非枝晶晶粒的A356铝合金坯料。坯料在600℃等温加热60min后，非枝晶晶粒可转变成球形晶粒，在750kN锻压力下半固态坯料可触变锻造成铝合金车轮。经T6热处理，A356铝合金车轮的抗拉强度和伸长率分别为327．6MPa和7．8％，高于铸造铝合金车轮的拉伸力学性能。将低过热度铸造与触变锻造工艺相结合，可以制备具有较高力学性能的铝合金车轮。

Microstructure and mechanical properties ofA356 aluminum alloy wheels prepared by thixo-forging combined with a low superheat casting process

The A356 aluminum alloy wheels were prepared by thixo-forging combined with a low superheat casting process. The as-cast microstructure, microstructure evolution during reheating and the mechanical properties of the thixo-forged A356 aluminum alloy wheels were investigated. The results show that the A356 aluminum alloy billet with fine, uniform and non-dendritic grains can be obtained when the melt is cast at 635 ℃. When the billet is reheated at 600 ℃ for 60 min, the non-dendritic grains are changed into spherical ones and the billet can be easily thixo-forged into wheels. The tensile strength and elongation of thixo-forged wheels with T6 heat treatment are 327.6 MPa and 7.8%, respectively, which are higher than those of a cast wheel. It is suggested that the thixo-forging combined with the low superheat casting process is an effective technique to produce aluminum alloy wheels with high mechanical properties.