Article: Effect of Semisolid and Heat Treatment Process on Microstructural Refinement of Al-7Si Alloy.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
2023 Volume 16, Issue 3
Abstract: Improving the engineering properties of Al-7Si cast alloys (300 series) provides an attractive alternative to automotive and aircraft engine industries. The solubility limit of silicon (Si) in Al contributes to the precipitation of flake-shaped Si ... ...
| Abstract | Improving the engineering properties of Al-7Si cast alloys (300 series) provides an attractive alternative to automotive and aircraft engine industries. The solubility limit of silicon (Si) in Al contributes to the precipitation of flake-shaped Si particles with sharp edges, which function as a stress riser and promote crack propagation during the eutectic phase while also weakening the protective layer's durability. In this study, the impact of microstructure refinement of Al-7Si alloys by using cooling slope, thixoforming and the T6 heat treatment process on hardness and corrosion resistance behavior was investigated. Results showed that the microstructures of the as-cast alloy had a very coarse dendritic shape, whereas the dendritic transferred to the globular α-Al phase, and the Si particles were replaced into a lamellar- or acicular-like shape after the cooling slope and thixoforming process, respectively. The as-cast, cooling slope and thixoformed samples were subjected to the T6 heat treatment process, which enhanced the hardness to 79, 99 and 104 HV, respectively, due to Si particle refinement. The potentiodynamic test revealed that the corrosion rate dropped to 0.00790 and 0.00736 mmpy |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-01-27 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2487261-1 |
| ISSN | 1996-1944 |
| ISSN | 1996-1944 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ma16031086 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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