The nucleation and growth of eutectic cell in hypoeutectic Al-Si alloy was investigated using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy equipped with electron backscattering diffraction（EBSD）.By revealing ...The nucleation and growth of eutectic cell in hypoeutectic Al-Si alloy was investigated using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy equipped with electron backscattering diffraction（EBSD）.By revealing the eutectic cells and analyzing the crystallographic orientation,it was found that both the eutectic Si and Al phases in an eutectic cell were not single crystal,representing an eutectic cell consisting of small ＇grains＇.It is also suggested that the eutectic nucleation mode can not be determined based on the crystallographic orientation between eutectic Al phases and the neighboring primary dendrite Al phases.However,the evolution of primary dendrite Al phases affects remarkably the following nucleation and growth of eutectic cell.The coarse flake-fine fibrous transition of eutectic Si morphology involved in impurity elements modification may be independent of eutectic nucleation.展开更多
The profile features of the solidifying interface of the irregular Al-Si eutectic during directional solidification are studied by numerically solving a nonlinear coupling equation of directional solidification of thi...The profile features of the solidifying interface of the irregular Al-Si eutectic during directional solidification are studied by numerically solving a nonlinear coupling equation of directional solidification of this eutectic.The critical splitting point of the solidifying interface coincides with the maximum value of its position and corresponds to the marginal stability point.Argument is presented that the interlamellar spacing for local regular structure selects the critical splitting state of the α(Al)-liquid interface as its operating point,and the oper- ating point of the average interflake spacing for the irregular structure is the critical splitting state of the β(Si)-liquid interface.The scaling laws derived,which have the more general forms than the classic Jackson-Hunt scaling,gained support from the experimental results.展开更多
Eutectic Al-12.6 wt.%Si alloys with various contents of the rare earth element Er were prepared by the conventional casting technique. The effect of Er on the microstructure and properties of the eutectic Al-Si alloys...Eutectic Al-12.6 wt.%Si alloys with various contents of the rare earth element Er were prepared by the conventional casting technique. The effect of Er on the microstructure and properties of the eutectic Al-Si alloys was investigated using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy as well as the friction and wear tests. It was found that the addition of Er obviously improved the anti-wear properties, and reduced the friction coefficient of the alloys. The appropriate addition of Er would change the size and shape of the eutectic silicon, and thereby refine the microstructure of the Al-Si alloys. The refinement mechanism was also discussed.展开更多
Due to the extensive application of Al-Si alloys in the automotive and aerospace industries as structural components, an understanding of their microstructural formation, such as dendrite and(Al+Si) eutectic, is of gr...Due to the extensive application of Al-Si alloys in the automotive and aerospace industries as structural components, an understanding of their microstructural formation, such as dendrite and(Al+Si) eutectic, is of great importance to control the desirable microstructure, so as to modify the performance of castings. Since previous major themes of microstructural simulation are dendrite and regular eutectic growth, few efforts have been paid to simulate the irregular eutectic growth. Therefore, a multiphase cellular automaton(CA) model is developed and applied to simulate the time-dependent Al-Si irregular eutectic growth. Prior to model establishment, related experiments were carried out to investigate the influence of cooling rate and Sr modification on the growth of eutectic Si. This CA model incorporates several aspects, including growth algorithms and nucleation criterion, to achieve the competitive and cooperative growth mechanism for nonfaceted-faceted Al-Si irregular eutectic. The growth kinetics considers thermal undercooling, constitutional undercooling, and curvature undercooling, as well as the anisotropic characteristic of eutectic Si growth. The capturing rule takes into account the effects of modification on the silicon growth behaviors.The simulated results indicate that for unmodified alloy, the higher eutectic undercooling results in the higher eutectic growth velocity, and a more refined eutectic microstructure as well as narrower eutectic lamellar spacing. For modified alloy, the eutectic silicon tends to be obvious fibrous morphology and the morphology of eutectic Si is determined by both chemical modifier and cooling rate. The predicted microstructure of Al-7Si alloy under different solidification conditions shows that this proposed model can successfully reproduce both dendrite and eutectic microstructures.展开更多
Mg-12 Li, Mg-12 Li-3（Al-Si）, Mg-12 Li-7（Al-Si） and Mg-12 Li-9（Al-Si） alloys（all in wt%） were fabricated by high frequency vacuum induction melting in a water cooled copper crucible. After subsequently hotrolli...Mg-12 Li, Mg-12 Li-3（Al-Si）, Mg-12 Li-7（Al-Si） and Mg-12 Li-9（Al-Si） alloys（all in wt%） were fabricated by high frequency vacuum induction melting in a water cooled copper crucible. After subsequently hotrolling and annealing, their microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. Experimental results show that mechanical properties of Mg-12 Li alloy were significantly improved by the addition of Al-Si eutectic alloy. Mg-12 Li-7（Al-Si） alloy shows the highest strength of 196 MPa of the investigated alloys, which is about 1.8 times of the strength of Mg-12 Li alloy, and maintains high elongation of 27%.The improved mechanical property with addition of Al and Si in the eutectic proportion into Mg-12 Li alloy was attributed to the solution strengthening effect of A1 and precipitation hardening effect from AlLi and Mg_2 Si precipitates.展开更多
Being used more and more widely in engineering,AlSi alloys comprise about 80%of all kinds of aluminum alloys,which are the most widely utilized nonferrous alloys.Although most Al-Si alloys consist of multiple componen...Being used more and more widely in engineering,AlSi alloys comprise about 80%of all kinds of aluminum alloys,which are the most widely utilized nonferrous alloys.Although most Al-Si alloys consist of multiple components,the eutectics in the structure accounts for 50%-90%of the sum volume of such alloys.Therefore,understanding the modification mechanism and function rules of the AlSi eutectic solidification is the technical key in controlling the structures and properties of such casting alloys.The present paper chiefly reviews recent investigation developments and important conclusions along the lines of the functions of modification elements and their modification mechanism in the eutectic solidification of Al-Si alloys.展开更多
An electromagnetic vibration was generated by simultaneously imposing a strong static magnetic field （up to 10 T） and an alternative electricity current to the metal. Its effects on the solidification structure of e...An electromagnetic vibration was generated by simultaneously imposing a strong static magnetic field （up to 10 T） and an alternative electricity current to the metal. Its effects on the solidification structure of eutectic Al-Si alloy have been investigated experimentally. It is found that the eutectic structure has been refined by solely imposing high magnetic field while it is coarsened under the electromagnetic vibration. Furthermore, polyhedral Si grains and non-dendritic α-Al appeared when the electromagnetic vibration strength was strong enough. The refining of eutectic structure is attributed to the decrease of diffusion coefficient caused by the strong magnetic field. The coarseness of eutectic structure may be attributed to the convection caused by electromagnetic vibration. Strong convection may break co-operative growth of eutectic phases to form polyhedral Si grains and non-dendritic α-Al.展开更多
Al-Si eutectic growth mechanism was investigated in a directionally-solidified AI-1 3 wt% Si alloy with different strontium （Sr） and magnesium （Mg） additions, growth velocities and temperature gradients. Macro- an...Al-Si eutectic growth mechanism was investigated in a directionally-solidified AI-1 3 wt% Si alloy with different strontium （Sr） and magnesium （Mg） additions, growth velocities and temperature gradients. Macro- and micro- scale metallographic analyses revealed that addition level of Sr and Mg, temperature gradient and growth velocity are important factors affecting stability of solidifying AI-Si eutectic front and the final morphology of eutectic grains in the solidified A1-13 wt% Si alloys. By varying （tailoring） these factors, a variety of eutectic grain structures and morphologies such as planar front, cellular structure, a mix of cellular and columnar, or equiaxed dendrites, can be obtained. Increasing temperature gradient, reducing growth velocity, or decreasing Sr and Mg contents is beneficial to stabilizing planar growth front of eutectic grains, which is qualitatively in accordance with constitutional supercooling criterion for binary eutectic growth. In contrast, adding more Sr and Mg, increasing growth velocity, or decreasing temperature gradient produces large constitutional supercooling, leading to columnar-equiaxed transition （CET） of eutectic structure, which can be interpreted on the basis of Hunt＇s Model. It is also found that both solute concentration and solidification variables have significant impact not only on eutectic growth, but also on gas porosity formation.展开更多
The wear resistance of six kinds of the electrolytic low-titanium eutectic AI-Si piston alloys with various Ti content ranging from 0.00wt.% to 0.21wt.% has been studied. A new method of adding Ti is adopted in the el...The wear resistance of six kinds of the electrolytic low-titanium eutectic AI-Si piston alloys with various Ti content ranging from 0.00wt.% to 0.21wt.% has been studied. A new method of adding Ti is adopted in the electrolytic low-titanium aluminum alloy ingots. The electrolytic low-titanium eutectic AI-Si piston alloys are produced by remelting the electrolytic low-titanium aluminum alloy, crystal silicon, pure magnesium, AI-50%Cu and AI-10%Mn master alloy. The wear experiments are conducted using MM200 wear testing machine under lubricating condition. The results indicate that the better wear resistance and the less weight loss are achieved in the study for the eutectic AI-Si piston alloys with 0.08wt.%-0.12wt.% Ti content. The highest ultimate tensile strength of 135.94 MPa at 300℃ and HV141.70 hardness of the alloys are obtained at 0.12wt.% and 0.08wt.% Ti content, respectively. The wear mechanism of the eutectic AI-Si piston alloys under lubricating condition is abrasive wear.展开更多
A numerical model is established to simulate the concentration field in irregular lamel- lar eutectic of Al-Si system. Both the undercooling and spacing are dependent on the g...A numerical model is established to simulate the concentration field in irregular lamel- lar eutectic of Al-Si system. Both the undercooling and spacing are dependent on the growth rate and the temperature gradient, and increasing growth rate causes an in- crease of undercooling but a decrease of lamellar spacing, while increasing temperature gradient Leads to a decrease of Lamellar spacing. The computed results are in good agreement with experimental observations.展开更多
This study unpicks the influence of the glass tube suction casting(GTSC)with different inner diameters(8,10,12 and 14 mm)on the solidification process of the hypereutectic Al-Si alloy(A390)and dissects the underlying ...This study unpicks the influence of the glass tube suction casting(GTSC)with different inner diameters(8,10,12 and 14 mm)on the solidification process of the hypereutectic Al-Si alloy(A390)and dissects the underlying mechanisms of the Al-Si divorced eutectic and refinement degree of the primary silicon particles(PSPs).The results show that a smaller inner diameter of the glass tube is more favorable for achieving Al-Si divorced eutectic in GTSC A390 alloy.Conversely,a larger inner diameter is more conducive to the formation of the lamellar eutectic Si.The GTSC A390 alloy with an inner diameter of 10 mm achieves the smallest average equivalent diameter(approximately 7.4μm)of the PSPs.Being the prior diffusion channels for solute atoms,the grain boundaries and twin growth grooves of PSPs attract solute atoms(Cu,Mg,etc.)to enrich.The enriched solute atoms occupy the diffusion destinations of some Si atoms,which limits the overall growth of PSPs.These findings provide new insights into developing a simple and effective manufacturing process to refine the primary and eutectic Si phases in hypereutectic Al-Si alloys.展开更多
Nonstable growth of Al-Si eutectic in constrained condition has been investigated by means of change of the withdrawing rate in an unidirectional solidification system,In constant acceleration growth,a retarded effect...Nonstable growth of Al-Si eutectic in constrained condition has been investigated by means of change of the withdrawing rate in an unidirectional solidification system,In constant acceleration growth,a retarded effect of response of eutectic interflake spacing on the growth rate has been observed.The response mechanisms are cluster-branching and local termination extension of Si-phase.In constant deceleration growth,the cluster-branching and termina- tion mechanisms of silicon still control adjustment of the interflake spacing,but the spacing is determined by the initial growth rate and does not respond to the decreasing growth rate.展开更多
The micro structures and fracture toughness properties of the aged Al-12.5Si-0.7Mg alloy plate were studied by transmission electron microscopy(TEM),optical microscopy(OM),tensile,and fracture toughness(the fracture t...The micro structures and fracture toughness properties of the aged Al-12.5Si-0.7Mg alloy plate were studied by transmission electron microscopy(TEM),optical microscopy(OM),tensile,and fracture toughness(the fracture toughness value,K_(IC))testing.The mechanism of fracture toughness properties of the alloys was discussed for different sizes of silicon particle and aging precipitates.The results show that the refined and rounded silicon particles will improve the fracture toughness property of the alloys.However,the silicon particles size is no longer the main factor to affect the fracture toughness property when the silicon particles are small and they have no sharp corners.The morphology and distribution of the precipitates play an important role in the fracture toughness property of the aged alloys.Their fracture toughness decreases gradually as the aging time increases.展开更多
The average lamellar spacing and interface undercooling in steady-state irregular eutectic growth were estimated based on the Jackson and Hunt’s analysis by relaxing the isothermal interface assumption.At low growth ...The average lamellar spacing and interface undercooling in steady-state irregular eutectic growth were estimated based on the Jackson and Hunt’s analysis by relaxing the isothermal interface assumption.At low growth rates,the average lamellar spacing and average interface undercooling are dependent only on the characteristic thermo-physical properties of a binary eutectic system. For a general Al-Si eutectic,it is found that the eutectic characteristic length based on the present non-isothermal analysis is consistent with that obtained from isothermal analysis;however,the average interface undercooling is remarkably different between them,and such discrepancy in average interface undercooling increases with increasing of growth rate.The measured interface undercooling obtained from literature is reasonably interpreted by present non-isothermal analysis.展开更多
The modification of silicon in an Al-30Si alloy was studied using optical microscopy, electron probe micro-analysis, transmission electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. It is found that phosphorus ...The modification of silicon in an Al-30Si alloy was studied using optical microscopy, electron probe micro-analysis, transmission electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. It is found that phosphorus master alloys combined with boron master alloys have good modification effect on primary silicon but no evident modification effect on eutectic silicon, while boron combined with cerium has good modification effect on eutectic silicon. The results of differential scanning calorimetry show that phosphorus, boron or cerium addition and their combined addition have different undercooling effects on eutectic silicon. Many scholars thought that AlP particles were the nuclei of eutectic silicon when phosphorus was enough in the alloy. Our results show that β-（Al,Si,Fe） can still be the nucleus of plate-like entectic silicon while AlP is the nucleus of primary silicon when there is enough phosphorus in the melt. In addition, the mechanism about the modification was also discussed.展开更多
To obtain high-performance Al-Si-based cast alloys,refinement and modification of Si phases are required.An Al-12Si/ZnS powder inoculant was designed and fabricated using a chemical bath deposition method.The efficien...To obtain high-performance Al-Si-based cast alloys,refinement and modification of Si phases are required.An Al-12Si/ZnS powder inoculant was designed and fabricated using a chemical bath deposition method.The efficiency of the inoculant for modifying the eutectic Si phase in as-cast Al-12Si alloy was studied.Results show that Al-12Si/ZnS powder can significantly refine the eutectic Si in Al-Si cast alloys.The best refinement effect for eutectic Si is achieved with 17.5wt.%Al-12Si/ZnS powder.Coarse long needle-shaped eutectic Si with a length of 18μm was modified into approximately spherical shape with a diameter of 6.53μm,which is evenly distributed throughout the alloy.The E2EM model calculation indicates that the inter-plane misfit(F_(p))and inter-atomic spacing misfit(F_(r))between ZnS and Si are all less than 0.5%,which confirms that ZnS is a potential nucleation site for Si phase.The hardness,tensile strength,and elongation of Al-12Si alloys modified with 17.5%Al-12Si/ZnS powder increase 6.30%,16.18%and 55.45%,respectively,compared to the unmodified Al-12Si alloy.The fracture behavior of the alloy with 17.5wt.%Al-12Si/ZnS powder is dominated by transgranular fracture supplemented by intergranular fracture.展开更多
As the refiner or modifier, the master alloys containing high concentration phosphor are widely used in preparing eutectic or hypereutectic Al-Si alloys. To study the effect of phosphor addition on the eutectic solidi...As the refiner or modifier, the master alloys containing high concentration phosphor are widely used in preparing eutectic or hypereutectic Al-Si alloys. To study the effect of phosphor addition on the eutectic solidification and microstructure of the Al-13%Si alloy, an investigation has been undertaken by means of thermal analysis and micro/macro-structure observation. Results indicate that addition of phosphor in near eutectic Al-Si alloy promotes the nucleation of eutectic but has little refinement impact on primary Si particles as expected. Conversely, both primary Si particles and eutectic Si flakes become slightly coarser in P-rich alloys. The coarsening of eutectic Si flakes ties closely to the increased eutectic growth temperature with phosphor addition. The eutectic solidification of the alloy proceeds from the near mold zone towards the center, and it is also found that a few independent nucleation regions emerge in liquid at the solidification front due to the addition of phosphor.展开更多
The formation of a special Si-rich layer on the periphery of Al-Si eutectic alloy specimen during directional solidification in rotary electromagnetic field has been investigated.This layer seems due to the migration ...The formation of a special Si-rich layer on the periphery of Al-Si eutectic alloy specimen during directional solidification in rotary electromagnetic field has been investigated.This layer seems due to the migration of some Si grains onto the crucible wall,then stagnating and coarsening further.展开更多
Eutectic solidification in near-eutectic Al-13 wt pct Si casting alloys and the effect of trace addition of boron or strontium on it have been investigated using thermal analysis and microstructural characterization.I...Eutectic solidification in near-eutectic Al-13 wt pct Si casting alloys and the effect of trace addition of boron or strontium on it have been investigated using thermal analysis and microstructural characterization.In unmodified alloy,dual eutectic structure has been observed.The coarse eutectic(dendrite-like Al+coarse Si flakes)is formed above the equilibrium temperature of eutectic(Al+Si)reaction(577℃).The coarse eutectic(CE)grains nucleate from the primary silicon particles formed earlier due to local enrichment of silicon solute and grow in a divorced mode between the dendritic Al phase and large silicon flakes.The fine eutectic(FE)grains nucleate later on other potential sites activated by melt undercooling and grow in coupled-growing mode with the silicon crystals as fine flakes.The formation of the FE grains is favored in the alloys containing boron because of a great number of potential nucleation sites being added from boron-containing particles.Addition of strontium to the alloys restrains completely the formation of primary silicon particles and hence limits the nucleation of the CE.This is because the eutectic point has moved far enough to make the alloy,at this composition(Al-13 wt pct Si),hypo-eutectic.Local cooling rate during solidification has an important influence on competition formation of these two eutectics.展开更多
Mg-4 Li-3(Al-Si),Mg-8 Li-3(Al-Si)and Mg-12 Li-3(Al-Si)alloys based on theα-Mg,α-Mg+β-Li,β-Li phases,respectively,were produced to investigate the effect of alloying with Al-Si eutectic on the microstructure and me...Mg-4 Li-3(Al-Si),Mg-8 Li-3(Al-Si)and Mg-12 Li-3(Al-Si)alloys based on theα-Mg,α-Mg+β-Li,β-Li phases,respectively,were produced to investigate the effect of alloying with Al-Si eutectic on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the three alloys.Alloying with the Al-Si eutectic of Mg-xLi(x=4,8 and 12 wt.%)alloys caused the formation of different types of Al-Li precipitates:Al3Li,AlLi and Li3Al2,respectively.Also,considerable quantities of Mg2Si phase particles were found in the three alloys.The results of tensile tests showed that the Mg-4Li-3(Al-Si)alloy exhibited the highest ultimate tensile strength(UTS)of 249 MPa but the lowest elongation of 6.3%.The Mg-12Li-3(Al-Si)alloy had the highest elongation of 26%but the lowest UTS of 173 MPa.The different mechanical properties were attributed to the different crystal structures of the three alloys and the precipitate with different type,morphology and distribution.展开更多
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文摘The nucleation and growth of eutectic cell in hypoeutectic Al-Si alloy was investigated using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy equipped with electron backscattering diffraction（EBSD）.By revealing the eutectic cells and analyzing the crystallographic orientation,it was found that both the eutectic Si and Al phases in an eutectic cell were not single crystal,representing an eutectic cell consisting of small ＇grains＇.It is also suggested that the eutectic nucleation mode can not be determined based on the crystallographic orientation between eutectic Al phases and the neighboring primary dendrite Al phases.However,the evolution of primary dendrite Al phases affects remarkably the following nucleation and growth of eutectic cell.The coarse flake-fine fibrous transition of eutectic Si morphology involved in impurity elements modification may be independent of eutectic nucleation.
文摘The profile features of the solidifying interface of the irregular Al-Si eutectic during directional solidification are studied by numerically solving a nonlinear coupling equation of directional solidification of this eutectic.The critical splitting point of the solidifying interface coincides with the maximum value of its position and corresponds to the marginal stability point.Argument is presented that the interlamellar spacing for local regular structure selects the critical splitting state of the α(Al)-liquid interface as its operating point,and the oper- ating point of the average interflake spacing for the irregular structure is the critical splitting state of the β(Si)-liquid interface.The scaling laws derived,which have the more general forms than the classic Jackson-Hunt scaling,gained support from the experimental results.
基金Project supported by the National Key Science and Technology R&D Program (2009BAE80B00)
文摘Eutectic Al-12.6 wt.%Si alloys with various contents of the rare earth element Er were prepared by the conventional casting technique. The effect of Er on the microstructure and properties of the eutectic Al-Si alloys was investigated using optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy as well as the friction and wear tests. It was found that the addition of Er obviously improved the anti-wear properties, and reduced the friction coefficient of the alloys. The appropriate addition of Er would change the size and shape of the eutectic silicon, and thereby refine the microstructure of the Al-Si alloys. The refinement mechanism was also discussed.
基金financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2011CB706801)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51374137,51171089)the National Science and Technology Major Projects(Grant No.2012ZX04012-011,2011ZX04014-052)
文摘Due to the extensive application of Al-Si alloys in the automotive and aerospace industries as structural components, an understanding of their microstructural formation, such as dendrite and(Al+Si) eutectic, is of great importance to control the desirable microstructure, so as to modify the performance of castings. Since previous major themes of microstructural simulation are dendrite and regular eutectic growth, few efforts have been paid to simulate the irregular eutectic growth. Therefore, a multiphase cellular automaton(CA) model is developed and applied to simulate the time-dependent Al-Si irregular eutectic growth. Prior to model establishment, related experiments were carried out to investigate the influence of cooling rate and Sr modification on the growth of eutectic Si. This CA model incorporates several aspects, including growth algorithms and nucleation criterion, to achieve the competitive and cooperative growth mechanism for nonfaceted-faceted Al-Si irregular eutectic. The growth kinetics considers thermal undercooling, constitutional undercooling, and curvature undercooling, as well as the anisotropic characteristic of eutectic Si growth. The capturing rule takes into account the effects of modification on the silicon growth behaviors.The simulated results indicate that for unmodified alloy, the higher eutectic undercooling results in the higher eutectic growth velocity, and a more refined eutectic microstructure as well as narrower eutectic lamellar spacing. For modified alloy, the eutectic silicon tends to be obvious fibrous morphology and the morphology of eutectic Si is determined by both chemical modifier and cooling rate. The predicted microstructure of Al-7Si alloy under different solidification conditions shows that this proposed model can successfully reproduce both dendrite and eutectic microstructures.
基金supported by the Shanxi Scholarship Council of China (No.2014-029)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51474152, 51401143 and 51274149)
文摘Mg-12 Li, Mg-12 Li-3（Al-Si）, Mg-12 Li-7（Al-Si） and Mg-12 Li-9（Al-Si） alloys（all in wt%） were fabricated by high frequency vacuum induction melting in a water cooled copper crucible. After subsequently hotrolling and annealing, their microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. Experimental results show that mechanical properties of Mg-12 Li alloy were significantly improved by the addition of Al-Si eutectic alloy. Mg-12 Li-7（Al-Si） alloy shows the highest strength of 196 MPa of the investigated alloys, which is about 1.8 times of the strength of Mg-12 Li alloy, and maintains high elongation of 27%.The improved mechanical property with addition of Al and Si in the eutectic proportion into Mg-12 Li alloy was attributed to the solution strengthening effect of A1 and precipitation hardening effect from AlLi and Mg_2 Si precipitates.
文摘Being used more and more widely in engineering,AlSi alloys comprise about 80%of all kinds of aluminum alloys,which are the most widely utilized nonferrous alloys.Although most Al-Si alloys consist of multiple components,the eutectics in the structure accounts for 50%-90%of the sum volume of such alloys.Therefore,understanding the modification mechanism and function rules of the AlSi eutectic solidification is the technical key in controlling the structures and properties of such casting alloys.The present paper chiefly reviews recent investigation developments and important conclusions along the lines of the functions of modification elements and their modification mechanism in the eutectic solidification of Al-Si alloys.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.59871026)
文摘An electromagnetic vibration was generated by simultaneously imposing a strong static magnetic field （up to 10 T） and an alternative electricity current to the metal. Its effects on the solidification structure of eutectic Al-Si alloy have been investigated experimentally. It is found that the eutectic structure has been refined by solely imposing high magnetic field while it is coarsened under the electromagnetic vibration. Furthermore, polyhedral Si grains and non-dendritic α-Al appeared when the electromagnetic vibration strength was strong enough. The refining of eutectic structure is attributed to the decrease of diffusion coefficient caused by the strong magnetic field. The coarseness of eutectic structure may be attributed to the convection caused by electromagnetic vibration. Strong convection may break co-operative growth of eutectic phases to form polyhedral Si grains and non-dendritic α-Al.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50771031)GM Research Foundation(No.GM-RP-07-211)
文摘Al-Si eutectic growth mechanism was investigated in a directionally-solidified AI-1 3 wt% Si alloy with different strontium （Sr） and magnesium （Mg） additions, growth velocities and temperature gradients. Macro- and micro- scale metallographic analyses revealed that addition level of Sr and Mg, temperature gradient and growth velocity are important factors affecting stability of solidifying AI-Si eutectic front and the final morphology of eutectic grains in the solidified A1-13 wt% Si alloys. By varying （tailoring） these factors, a variety of eutectic grain structures and morphologies such as planar front, cellular structure, a mix of cellular and columnar, or equiaxed dendrites, can be obtained. Increasing temperature gradient, reducing growth velocity, or decreasing Sr and Mg contents is beneficial to stabilizing planar growth front of eutectic grains, which is qualitatively in accordance with constitutional supercooling criterion for binary eutectic growth. In contrast, adding more Sr and Mg, increasing growth velocity, or decreasing temperature gradient produces large constitutional supercooling, leading to columnar-equiaxed transition （CET） of eutectic structure, which can be interpreted on the basis of Hunt＇s Model. It is also found that both solute concentration and solidification variables have significant impact not only on eutectic growth, but also on gas porosity formation.
基金the Natural Science Fund of Education Department of Henan Province (200510459077)
文摘The wear resistance of six kinds of the electrolytic low-titanium eutectic AI-Si piston alloys with various Ti content ranging from 0.00wt.% to 0.21wt.% has been studied. A new method of adding Ti is adopted in the electrolytic low-titanium aluminum alloy ingots. The electrolytic low-titanium eutectic AI-Si piston alloys are produced by remelting the electrolytic low-titanium aluminum alloy, crystal silicon, pure magnesium, AI-50%Cu and AI-10%Mn master alloy. The wear experiments are conducted using MM200 wear testing machine under lubricating condition. The results indicate that the better wear resistance and the less weight loss are achieved in the study for the eutectic AI-Si piston alloys with 0.08wt.%-0.12wt.% Ti content. The highest ultimate tensile strength of 135.94 MPa at 300℃ and HV141.70 hardness of the alloys are obtained at 0.12wt.% and 0.08wt.% Ti content, respectively. The wear mechanism of the eutectic AI-Si piston alloys under lubricating condition is abrasive wear.
文摘A numerical model is established to simulate the concentration field in irregular lamel- lar eutectic of Al-Si system. Both the undercooling and spacing are dependent on the growth rate and the temperature gradient, and increasing growth rate causes an in- crease of undercooling but a decrease of lamellar spacing, while increasing temperature gradient Leads to a decrease of Lamellar spacing. The computed results are in good agreement with experimental observations.
基金supports of the Fundamental Research Funds for the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52303390)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20230963)+2 种基金the Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program(BE2021027)the Suzhou Science and Technology Project(SJC2023005,SZS2023023)the Jiangsu Province Graduate Practice Innovation Program(SJCX24_0194).
文摘This study unpicks the influence of the glass tube suction casting(GTSC)with different inner diameters(8,10,12 and 14 mm)on the solidification process of the hypereutectic Al-Si alloy(A390)and dissects the underlying mechanisms of the Al-Si divorced eutectic and refinement degree of the primary silicon particles(PSPs).The results show that a smaller inner diameter of the glass tube is more favorable for achieving Al-Si divorced eutectic in GTSC A390 alloy.Conversely,a larger inner diameter is more conducive to the formation of the lamellar eutectic Si.The GTSC A390 alloy with an inner diameter of 10 mm achieves the smallest average equivalent diameter(approximately 7.4μm)of the PSPs.Being the prior diffusion channels for solute atoms,the grain boundaries and twin growth grooves of PSPs attract solute atoms(Cu,Mg,etc.)to enrich.The enriched solute atoms occupy the diffusion destinations of some Si atoms,which limits the overall growth of PSPs.These findings provide new insights into developing a simple and effective manufacturing process to refine the primary and eutectic Si phases in hypereutectic Al-Si alloys.
文摘Nonstable growth of Al-Si eutectic in constrained condition has been investigated by means of change of the withdrawing rate in an unidirectional solidification system,In constant acceleration growth,a retarded effect of response of eutectic interflake spacing on the growth rate has been observed.The response mechanisms are cluster-branching and local termination extension of Si-phase.In constant deceleration growth,the cluster-branching and termina- tion mechanisms of silicon still control adjustment of the interflake spacing,but the spacing is determined by the initial growth rate and does not respond to the decreasing growth rate.
基金financially supported by the High Technology Research and Development Program of China(No.2008AA030701)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50734006)。
文摘The micro structures and fracture toughness properties of the aged Al-12.5Si-0.7Mg alloy plate were studied by transmission electron microscopy(TEM),optical microscopy(OM),tensile,and fracture toughness(the fracture toughness value,K_(IC))testing.The mechanism of fracture toughness properties of the alloys was discussed for different sizes of silicon particle and aging precipitates.The results show that the refined and rounded silicon particles will improve the fracture toughness property of the alloys.However,the silicon particles size is no longer the main factor to affect the fracture toughness property when the silicon particles are small and they have no sharp corners.The morphology and distribution of the precipitates play an important role in the fracture toughness property of the aged alloys.Their fracture toughness decreases gradually as the aging time increases.
基金Projects(50201012,50471065)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The average lamellar spacing and interface undercooling in steady-state irregular eutectic growth were estimated based on the Jackson and Hunt’s analysis by relaxing the isothermal interface assumption.At low growth rates,the average lamellar spacing and average interface undercooling are dependent only on the characteristic thermo-physical properties of a binary eutectic system. For a general Al-Si eutectic,it is found that the eutectic characteristic length based on the present non-isothermal analysis is consistent with that obtained from isothermal analysis;however,the average interface undercooling is remarkably different between them,and such discrepancy in average interface undercooling increases with increasing of growth rate.The measured interface undercooling obtained from literature is reasonably interpreted by present non-isothermal analysis.
基金supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (No.50625101)the Key Project of Science and Technology Research of the Ministry of Education of China (No.106103)
文摘The modification of silicon in an Al-30Si alloy was studied using optical microscopy, electron probe micro-analysis, transmission electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. It is found that phosphorus master alloys combined with boron master alloys have good modification effect on primary silicon but no evident modification effect on eutectic silicon, while boron combined with cerium has good modification effect on eutectic silicon. The results of differential scanning calorimetry show that phosphorus, boron or cerium addition and their combined addition have different undercooling effects on eutectic silicon. Many scholars thought that AlP particles were the nuclei of eutectic silicon when phosphorus was enough in the alloy. Our results show that β-（Al,Si,Fe） can still be the nucleus of plate-like entectic silicon while AlP is the nucleus of primary silicon when there is enough phosphorus in the melt. In addition, the mechanism about the modification was also discussed.
基金the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51672145)
文摘To obtain high-performance Al-Si-based cast alloys,refinement and modification of Si phases are required.An Al-12Si/ZnS powder inoculant was designed and fabricated using a chemical bath deposition method.The efficiency of the inoculant for modifying the eutectic Si phase in as-cast Al-12Si alloy was studied.Results show that Al-12Si/ZnS powder can significantly refine the eutectic Si in Al-Si cast alloys.The best refinement effect for eutectic Si is achieved with 17.5wt.%Al-12Si/ZnS powder.Coarse long needle-shaped eutectic Si with a length of 18μm was modified into approximately spherical shape with a diameter of 6.53μm,which is evenly distributed throughout the alloy.The E2EM model calculation indicates that the inter-plane misfit(F_(p))and inter-atomic spacing misfit(F_(r))between ZnS and Si are all less than 0.5%,which confirms that ZnS is a potential nucleation site for Si phase.The hardness,tensile strength,and elongation of Al-12Si alloys modified with 17.5%Al-12Si/ZnS powder increase 6.30%,16.18%and 55.45%,respectively,compared to the unmodified Al-12Si alloy.The fracture behavior of the alloy with 17.5wt.%Al-12Si/ZnS powder is dominated by transgranular fracture supplemented by intergranular fracture.
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文摘As the refiner or modifier, the master alloys containing high concentration phosphor are widely used in preparing eutectic or hypereutectic Al-Si alloys. To study the effect of phosphor addition on the eutectic solidification and microstructure of the Al-13%Si alloy, an investigation has been undertaken by means of thermal analysis and micro/macro-structure observation. Results indicate that addition of phosphor in near eutectic Al-Si alloy promotes the nucleation of eutectic but has little refinement impact on primary Si particles as expected. Conversely, both primary Si particles and eutectic Si flakes become slightly coarser in P-rich alloys. The coarsening of eutectic Si flakes ties closely to the increased eutectic growth temperature with phosphor addition. The eutectic solidification of the alloy proceeds from the near mold zone towards the center, and it is also found that a few independent nucleation regions emerge in liquid at the solidification front due to the addition of phosphor.
文摘The formation of a special Si-rich layer on the periphery of Al-Si eutectic alloy specimen during directional solidification in rotary electromagnetic field has been investigated.This layer seems due to the migration of some Si grains onto the crucible wall,then stagnating and coarsening further.
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文摘Eutectic solidification in near-eutectic Al-13 wt pct Si casting alloys and the effect of trace addition of boron or strontium on it have been investigated using thermal analysis and microstructural characterization.In unmodified alloy,dual eutectic structure has been observed.The coarse eutectic(dendrite-like Al+coarse Si flakes)is formed above the equilibrium temperature of eutectic(Al+Si)reaction(577℃).The coarse eutectic(CE)grains nucleate from the primary silicon particles formed earlier due to local enrichment of silicon solute and grow in a divorced mode between the dendritic Al phase and large silicon flakes.The fine eutectic(FE)grains nucleate later on other potential sites activated by melt undercooling and grow in coupled-growing mode with the silicon crystals as fine flakes.The formation of the FE grains is favored in the alloys containing boron because of a great number of potential nucleation sites being added from boron-containing particles.Addition of strontium to the alloys restrains completely the formation of primary silicon particles and hence limits the nucleation of the CE.This is because the eutectic point has moved far enough to make the alloy,at this composition(Al-13 wt pct Si),hypo-eutectic.Local cooling rate during solidification has an important influence on competition formation of these two eutectics.
基金Projects(51971040,51701029,51671041,51531002) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2016YFB0301100) supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China+2 种基金Projects(2018T110943,2017M620410) supported by the China Postdoctoral Science FoundationProject(Xm2017010) supported by the the Chongqing Postdoctoral Scientific Research Foundation,ChinaProject(2018CDGFCL005) supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China
文摘Mg-4 Li-3(Al-Si),Mg-8 Li-3(Al-Si)and Mg-12 Li-3(Al-Si)alloys based on theα-Mg,α-Mg+β-Li,β-Li phases,respectively,were produced to investigate the effect of alloying with Al-Si eutectic on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the three alloys.Alloying with the Al-Si eutectic of Mg-xLi(x=4,8 and 12 wt.%)alloys caused the formation of different types of Al-Li precipitates:Al3Li,AlLi and Li3Al2,respectively.Also,considerable quantities of Mg2Si phase particles were found in the three alloys.The results of tensile tests showed that the Mg-4Li-3(Al-Si)alloy exhibited the highest ultimate tensile strength(UTS)of 249 MPa but the lowest elongation of 6.3%.The Mg-12Li-3(Al-Si)alloy had the highest elongation of 26%but the lowest UTS of 173 MPa.The different mechanical properties were attributed to the different crystal structures of the three alloys and the precipitate with different type,morphology and distribution.
