The advancement of integrated die-casting technology calls for high-strength,high-ductility heat-treatment-free Al alloys.This study investigates the use of a new AlSiFeMnVTiSrZr heat-treatment-free die-casting alloy ...The advancement of integrated die-casting technology calls for high-strength,high-ductility heat-treatment-free Al alloys.This study investigates the use of a new AlSiFeMnVTiSrZr heat-treatment-free die-casting alloy for shock tower manufacturing.Results show the alloy has excellent overall mechanical properties,but significant regional differences in microstructure and performance are found in the shock tower casting:Far-gate Position 6 has almost no externally solidified crystals(ESCs),whereas dense coarse dendritic ESCs exist in the center of near-gate Position 5.The fracture surface of Position 6 shows a steeper slope,while Position 5 has a rough crack propagation platform.Far-gate Position 6 also has higher porosity(nearly triple that of near-gate Region 5)and larger average pore size.Analysis reveals microstructural heterogeneity between near-and far-gate regions strongly influences mechanical performance.Notably,coarse dendritic ESCs in the near-gate region restrict grain boundary strengthening,leading to lower yield strength despite low porosity.Conversely,while fine grains in the far-gate region could enhance grain boundary strengthening,abundant porosity acts as crack initiation sites,severely reducing ductility.These findings provide theoretical guidance for evaluating integrated die-cast component performance.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52405342 and 52175335)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFB3404201)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant Nos.N2302014 and N25ZJL003)the Natural Science Foundation Joint Foundation of Liaoning province(Grant No.2023-BSBA-108)the help provided by China FAW Foundry Co.,Ltd.
文摘The advancement of integrated die-casting technology calls for high-strength,high-ductility heat-treatment-free Al alloys.This study investigates the use of a new AlSiFeMnVTiSrZr heat-treatment-free die-casting alloy for shock tower manufacturing.Results show the alloy has excellent overall mechanical properties,but significant regional differences in microstructure and performance are found in the shock tower casting:Far-gate Position 6 has almost no externally solidified crystals(ESCs),whereas dense coarse dendritic ESCs exist in the center of near-gate Position 5.The fracture surface of Position 6 shows a steeper slope,while Position 5 has a rough crack propagation platform.Far-gate Position 6 also has higher porosity(nearly triple that of near-gate Region 5)and larger average pore size.Analysis reveals microstructural heterogeneity between near-and far-gate regions strongly influences mechanical performance.Notably,coarse dendritic ESCs in the near-gate region restrict grain boundary strengthening,leading to lower yield strength despite low porosity.Conversely,while fine grains in the far-gate region could enhance grain boundary strengthening,abundant porosity acts as crack initiation sites,severely reducing ductility.These findings provide theoretical guidance for evaluating integrated die-cast component performance.
