The effects of addition of La on the microstructure of as-cast ADC12 A1-Alloy were investigated by using optical microscope （OM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscope （SEM）, and energy disperse ...The effects of addition of La on the microstructure of as-cast ADC12 A1-Alloy were investigated by using optical microscope （OM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscope （SEM）, and energy disperse spectroscopy （EDS）. The experimental results showed that the a-A1 and eutectic Si crystals were modified with the addition of 0.3 wt% La. The eutectic Si crystals showed a granular distribution. At the same time, the alloy possessed the best mechanical property. When more than 0.3 wt% La was added to ADC12 aluminum alloy, the microstructure of as-cast alloy was coarsening gradually with the increase of the content of La and the mechanical property decreased. The effect of rare earth La which was added in ADC 12 A1-Alloy for up to 0.9 wt% had been investigated in this study. The dendrites ofADC12 Al-alloy was refined obviously and the morphology of Si crystals showed a particle structure when the addition of La reached 0,3 wt%. Besides, the acicular La-rich intermetallics in the alloy deteriorated the mechanical property of alloy： To avoid this unwanted phase, the amount of added rare earth La must be less than 0.6 wt%.展开更多
The effects of Sm additions （0, 0.5 wt.%, 1.0 wt.%and 1.5 wt.%） on the eutectic Si and β-Al5FeSi phases of ADC12 as-cast alloys were studied by optical microscopy （OM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and di...The effects of Sm additions （0, 0.5 wt.%, 1.0 wt.%and 1.5 wt.%） on the eutectic Si and β-Al5FeSi phases of ADC12 as-cast alloys were studied by optical microscopy （OM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and differential thermal analysis （DTA）. The experimental results showed that Sm was an effective modifying agent for the eutectic Si of ADC12 alloy, when 1.0 wt.%-1.5 wt.%Sm was added to the alloy, the coarse acicular eutectic Si was modified into fine particle or short rod structure. Moreover, the appropriate addition of Sm （about 1.0 wt.%） had marked effects on shortening the length of needle-likeβ-Al5FeSi phase. Whereas, Sm was less effective on modifying the needle-likeβ-iron to the Chinese script or sphericalα-iron phase. The modification mecha-nism was also discussed.展开更多
The feasibility of semi-solid die casting of ADC12 aluminum alloy was studied. The effects of plunger speed, gate thickness, and solid fraction of the slurry on the defects were determined. The defects investigated ar...The feasibility of semi-solid die casting of ADC12 aluminum alloy was studied. The effects of plunger speed, gate thickness, and solid fraction of the slurry on the defects were determined. The defects investigated are gas and shrinkage porosity. In the experiments, semi-solid slurry was prepared by the gas-induced semi-solid （GISS） technique. Then, the slurry was transferred to the shot sleeve and injected into the die. The die and shot sleeve temperatures were kept at 180 ℃ and 250 ℃, respectively. The results show that the samples produced by the GISS die casting give little porosity, no blister and uniform microstructure. From all the results, it can be concluded that the GISS process is feasible to apply in the ADC12 aluminum die casting process. In addition, the GISS process can give improved properties such as decreased porosity and increased microstructure uniformity.展开更多
Microstructure and mechanical properties of ADC12 composites reinforced with graphene nanoplates(GNPs)prepared by high-intensity ultrasonic assisted casting were investigated.The results indicated that high-intensity ...Microstructure and mechanical properties of ADC12 composites reinforced with graphene nanoplates(GNPs)prepared by high-intensity ultrasonic assisted casting were investigated.The results indicated that high-intensity ultrasound can promote the uniform distribution of GNPs in the melt,resulting in refining theα(Al)phase and Si phase.The optimal addition of GNPs was 0.9 wt.%,and the optimal ultrasonic time was 12 min.The tensile strength,the yield strength and the hardness of the composite produced under the optimal parameters were 256.8 MPa,210.6 MPa and HV 126.0,respectively,which increased by 30.5%,42.7%,and 34.8%compared with those of the matrix,respectively.After adding the GNPs,the fracture mechanism gradually turned from a brittle fracture to a ductile fracture.The good interface and distribution allowed GNPs to play the role in fine grain strengthening,dislocation strengthening and load transfer strengthening effectively.展开更多
The effects of heat treatment and strontium （SO addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ADC12 alloys were investigated, and two-stage solution treatment was introduced. The results indicated that ...The effects of heat treatment and strontium （SO addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ADC12 alloys were investigated, and two-stage solution treatment was introduced. The results indicated that the addition of Sr obviously refined the microstructure of ADC12 alloys. When 0.05 wt% Sr was added into the alloy, the eutectic Si phase was fully modified into fine fibrous structure; a-A1 and fl-A15FeSi phases were best refined; and the eutectic AlzCu phase was modified into block-like AlzCu phase that continuously distributed at the grain boundary. The ultimate tensile strength （UTS） （270.63 MPa） and elongation （3.19%） were increased by 51.2% and 73.4% respectively compared with unmodified alloys. After the two-stage solution treatment （500 ~C, 6 h＋520 ~C, 4 h）, for 0.05 wt% Sr modified ADC12 alloys, the Si phases transformed into fine particle structure and AlzCu phases were fully dissolved. The peak hardness value of the alloys processed by the two-stage solution treatment was increased by 8.3% and 6.8% respectively compared to solution treatment at 500 ~C and 520 ~C. After the aging treatment （175 ~C, 7 h）, the hardness and UTS were increased by 38.73% and 13.96% respectively when compared with the unmodified alloy.展开更多
The effects of rare earth ytterbium(Yb)addition and hot extrusion on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of as-cast ADC12 were studied by optical microscopy(OM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersiv...The effects of rare earth ytterbium(Yb)addition and hot extrusion on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of as-cast ADC12 were studied by optical microscopy(OM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)and X-ray diffraction(XRD).The experimental results demonstrate that both the Si phase andβ-Al5FeSi phase in the alloy with 0.9 wt%Yb have been remarkably refined,and the Al3Yb intermetallic compound has also been obtained.The Si,β-Al5FeSi,and rare earth phases are further refined in the alloy at 0.9 wt%Yb and hot extrusion.The results of the immersion corrosion tests and electrochemical experiments show that the corrosion current density(8.56μA/cm2)of the alloy with 0.9 wt%Yb addition and hot extrusion is 50.6%lower than the untreated alloy(17.33μA/cm2),and the polarization resistance(9252Ω·cm2)was 71.3%higher than the untreated alloy(2654Ω·cm2).The corrosion in the cathode phase in the micro-battery was refined to varying degrees attributable to the addition of Yb and hot extrusion,where the cathode reaction in the corrosion process caused a decrease of the corrosion rate.展开更多
A semi-solid microstructure of ADC12 aluminum alloy containing spherical solid particles was studied.A new strain-induced melt activation(SIMA) process was proposed.In the treatment,chips were cut from ADC12 ingot by ...A semi-solid microstructure of ADC12 aluminum alloy containing spherical solid particles was studied.A new strain-induced melt activation(SIMA) process was proposed.In the treatment,chips were cut from ADC12 ingot by lathe machining and the plastic deformation was produced through cutting.The chips were put into a metal mold and compressed into a billet at 473 K.The microstructures of chip and billet were studied.The effect of the isothermal treatment on the semi-solid microstructure evolution of ADC12 aluminum alloy prepared by the new method was analyzed.A series of heating treatments were carried out from 823 to 838 K.The effects of heating temperature on microstructures were studied.The experimental results show the ADC12 aluminum alloy prepared by the new method can reap homogeneous and spherical grains at 828 K.The average grain size is about 82 μm.Also,the grain microstructure obtained by the present process is better than the traditional one.These results prove that the ADC12 aluminum alloy can be applied to semi-solid processing with the new SIMA method.展开更多
The current paper focuses on the influence of the process parameters on the peak values of the inter-facial heat transfer coefficient (IHTC) at metal/die interface during high pressure die casting (HPDC) process. A &q...The current paper focuses on the influence of the process parameters on the peak values of the inter-facial heat transfer coefficient (IHTC) at metal/die interface during high pressure die casting (HPDC) process. A "step shape" casting and AM50 alloy were used during the experiment. The IHTC was de-termined by solving the inverse thermal problem based on the measured temperature inside the die. Results show that the initial die surface temperature (IDST, TDI) has a dominant influence while the casting pressure and fast shot velocity have a secondary influence on the IHTC peak values. By curve fitting, it was found that the IHTC peak value (hmax) changes as a function of the IDST in a manner of hmax =eαTγDI. Such relationship between the IHTC peak value and the IDST can also be found when the casting alloy is ADC12, indicating that this phenomenon is a common characteristic in the HPDC process.展开更多
The impact of rare earth element La on the microstructure and hot crack resistance of ADC12 alloy was analyzed. The additive amount of La was 0%, 0.3 wt%, 0.6 wt% and 0.9 wt%, respectively. The results showed that, wi...The impact of rare earth element La on the microstructure and hot crack resistance of ADC12 alloy was analyzed. The additive amount of La was 0%, 0.3 wt%, 0.6 wt% and 0.9 wt%, respectively. The results showed that, with the increase of the additive amount from 0% to 0.6 wt%, the grain shape of α-Al gradually varied from developed dendritic crystal into fine dendritic crystal, equiaxed crystal and spheroidal crystal; eutectic silicon varied from needle-like or tabular shape into fine rod like shape; the hot crack force of the alloy also gradually decreased. However, when the additive amount of La reached 0.9 wt%, the excessive amount of rare earth elements was segregated within grain boundary area, forming intermetallic compounds. Therefore, the grain size of α-Al, eutectic silicon and the hot crack force of the alloy all increased. In the case that the additive amount of La reached 0.6 wt%, the best metamorphism effect and most excellent hot cracking resistance capacity of alloy were presented. The poisoning effect of rare earth element on eutectic silicon and the constitutional supercooling caused by rare earth element were the major causes for alloy modification, alloy refinement, and the main reasons for the increased hot cracking resistance.展开更多
The primary phase evolution of ADC12 aluminum alloy rheo-processed by mechanical rotational barrel system was studied by differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）, optical microscopy（OM） and scanning electron microsc...The primary phase evolution of ADC12 aluminum alloy rheo-processed by mechanical rotational barrel system was studied by differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）, optical microscopy（OM） and scanning electron microscopy（SEM）. The semisolid slurry analyses show that the solid fraction of ADC12 aluminum alloy increases from 0.38 to 0.43 while the roundness decreases from 0.45 to 0.38 with increasing the rotational speed from 30 to 120 r/min. When the pouring temperature decreases from 620 to 580 °C, the primary α（Al） morphology changes from spheroidal to rosette-like. Besides, the average particle size of primary phase and solid fraction increase with the decrease of pouring temperature. By rheo-diecasting process, the components with fine, spherical and uniformly distributed primary α（Al） particles were obtained, and the best microstructure was contained at the pouring temperature ranging from 595 to 605 °C. The rheo-processing feasibility of ADC12 aluminum alloy can be explained by the grains controlled growth theory, and the semisolid slurry obeys the Mullins-Sekerka criterion when solidifying in the high pressure die casting machine.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51165032)the Innovative Group of Science and Technology of College of Jiangxi Province(No.00008713)
文摘The effects of addition of La on the microstructure of as-cast ADC12 A1-Alloy were investigated by using optical microscope （OM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscope （SEM）, and energy disperse spectroscopy （EDS）. The experimental results showed that the a-A1 and eutectic Si crystals were modified with the addition of 0.3 wt% La. The eutectic Si crystals showed a granular distribution. At the same time, the alloy possessed the best mechanical property. When more than 0.3 wt% La was added to ADC12 aluminum alloy, the microstructure of as-cast alloy was coarsening gradually with the increase of the content of La and the mechanical property decreased. The effect of rare earth La which was added in ADC 12 A1-Alloy for up to 0.9 wt% had been investigated in this study. The dendrites ofADC12 Al-alloy was refined obviously and the morphology of Si crystals showed a particle structure when the addition of La reached 0,3 wt%. Besides, the acicular La-rich intermetallics in the alloy deteriorated the mechanical property of alloy： To avoid this unwanted phase, the amount of added rare earth La must be less than 0.6 wt%.
基金Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51165032,51364035)Department of Education of JiangxiProvince(GJJ13203)+2 种基金Innovative Group of Science and Technology of College of Jiangxi Province(00008713)Jiangxi Province Education Commission Foundation(GJJ13203)University-industry Cooperation Plan of Non-party Experts and Doctor of Nanchang (2012-CYH-DW-XCL-002) for financial support
文摘The effects of Sm additions （0, 0.5 wt.%, 1.0 wt.%and 1.5 wt.%） on the eutectic Si and β-Al5FeSi phases of ADC12 as-cast alloys were studied by optical microscopy （OM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and differential thermal analysis （DTA）. The experimental results showed that Sm was an effective modifying agent for the eutectic Si of ADC12 alloy, when 1.0 wt.%-1.5 wt.%Sm was added to the alloy, the coarse acicular eutectic Si was modified into fine particle or short rod structure. Moreover, the appropriate addition of Sm （about 1.0 wt.%） had marked effects on shortening the length of needle-likeβ-Al5FeSi phase. Whereas, Sm was less effective on modifying the needle-likeβ-iron to the Chinese script or sphericalα-iron phase. The modification mecha-nism was also discussed.
基金funded by the Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Program (Grant No.PHD/0173/2550)the Thai Research Fund (Contract number MRG5280215)Prince of Songkla University (Contract No.AGR530031M)
文摘The feasibility of semi-solid die casting of ADC12 aluminum alloy was studied. The effects of plunger speed, gate thickness, and solid fraction of the slurry on the defects were determined. The defects investigated are gas and shrinkage porosity. In the experiments, semi-solid slurry was prepared by the gas-induced semi-solid （GISS） technique. Then, the slurry was transferred to the shot sleeve and injected into the die. The die and shot sleeve temperatures were kept at 180 ℃ and 250 ℃, respectively. The results show that the samples produced by the GISS die casting give little porosity, no blister and uniform microstructure. From all the results, it can be concluded that the GISS process is feasible to apply in the ADC12 aluminum die casting process. In addition, the GISS process can give improved properties such as decreased porosity and increased microstructure uniformity.
基金Project(51965040)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(20181BAB206026)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province,China。
文摘Microstructure and mechanical properties of ADC12 composites reinforced with graphene nanoplates(GNPs)prepared by high-intensity ultrasonic assisted casting were investigated.The results indicated that high-intensity ultrasound can promote the uniform distribution of GNPs in the melt,resulting in refining theα(Al)phase and Si phase.The optimal addition of GNPs was 0.9 wt.%,and the optimal ultrasonic time was 12 min.The tensile strength,the yield strength and the hardness of the composite produced under the optimal parameters were 256.8 MPa,210.6 MPa and HV 126.0,respectively,which increased by 30.5%,42.7%,and 34.8%compared with those of the matrix,respectively.After adding the GNPs,the fracture mechanism gradually turned from a brittle fracture to a ductile fracture.The good interface and distribution allowed GNPs to play the role in fine grain strengthening,dislocation strengthening and load transfer strengthening effectively.
基金Project（51364035） supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Project（20133601110001） supported by the Ministry of Education Tied up with the Special Research Fund for the Doctoral Program for Higher School, China+1 种基金 Project（KJLD14003） supported by the Loading Program of Science and Technology of College of Jiangxi Province, China Project（2012-CYH-DW-XCL-002） supported by the Production and Teaching and Research Cooperation Plan of Naaachaaag Non-party Experts and Doctor, China
文摘The effects of heat treatment and strontium （SO addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ADC12 alloys were investigated, and two-stage solution treatment was introduced. The results indicated that the addition of Sr obviously refined the microstructure of ADC12 alloys. When 0.05 wt% Sr was added into the alloy, the eutectic Si phase was fully modified into fine fibrous structure; a-A1 and fl-A15FeSi phases were best refined; and the eutectic AlzCu phase was modified into block-like AlzCu phase that continuously distributed at the grain boundary. The ultimate tensile strength （UTS） （270.63 MPa） and elongation （3.19%） were increased by 51.2% and 73.4% respectively compared with unmodified alloys. After the two-stage solution treatment （500 ~C, 6 h＋520 ~C, 4 h）, for 0.05 wt% Sr modified ADC12 alloys, the Si phases transformed into fine particle structure and AlzCu phases were fully dissolved. The peak hardness value of the alloys processed by the two-stage solution treatment was increased by 8.3% and 6.8% respectively compared to solution treatment at 500 ~C and 520 ~C. After the aging treatment （175 ~C, 7 h）, the hardness and UTS were increased by 38.73% and 13.96% respectively when compared with the unmodified alloy.
基金Project(51965040)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(20181BAB206026)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province,China。
文摘The effects of rare earth ytterbium(Yb)addition and hot extrusion on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of as-cast ADC12 were studied by optical microscopy(OM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)and X-ray diffraction(XRD).The experimental results demonstrate that both the Si phase andβ-Al5FeSi phase in the alloy with 0.9 wt%Yb have been remarkably refined,and the Al3Yb intermetallic compound has also been obtained.The Si,β-Al5FeSi,and rare earth phases are further refined in the alloy at 0.9 wt%Yb and hot extrusion.The results of the immersion corrosion tests and electrochemical experiments show that the corrosion current density(8.56μA/cm2)of the alloy with 0.9 wt%Yb addition and hot extrusion is 50.6%lower than the untreated alloy(17.33μA/cm2),and the polarization resistance(9252Ω·cm2)was 71.3%higher than the untreated alloy(2654Ω·cm2).The corrosion in the cathode phase in the micro-battery was refined to varying degrees attributable to the addition of Yb and hot extrusion,where the cathode reaction in the corrosion process caused a decrease of the corrosion rate.
基金Project(GB09A202) supported by the Key Project of Science and Technology of Heilongjiang Province,China
文摘A semi-solid microstructure of ADC12 aluminum alloy containing spherical solid particles was studied.A new strain-induced melt activation(SIMA) process was proposed.In the treatment,chips were cut from ADC12 ingot by lathe machining and the plastic deformation was produced through cutting.The chips were put into a metal mold and compressed into a billet at 473 K.The microstructures of chip and billet were studied.The effect of the isothermal treatment on the semi-solid microstructure evolution of ADC12 aluminum alloy prepared by the new method was analyzed.A series of heating treatments were carried out from 823 to 838 K.The effects of heating temperature on microstructures were studied.The experimental results show the ADC12 aluminum alloy prepared by the new method can reap homogeneous and spherical grains at 828 K.The average grain size is about 82 μm.Also,the grain microstructure obtained by the present process is better than the traditional one.These results prove that the ADC12 aluminum alloy can be applied to semi-solid processing with the new SIMA method.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50675114)National Basic Research Program of China ("973") (Grant Nos. 2006CB605208-2, 2005CB724105)
文摘The current paper focuses on the influence of the process parameters on the peak values of the inter-facial heat transfer coefficient (IHTC) at metal/die interface during high pressure die casting (HPDC) process. A "step shape" casting and AM50 alloy were used during the experiment. The IHTC was de-termined by solving the inverse thermal problem based on the measured temperature inside the die. Results show that the initial die surface temperature (IDST, TDI) has a dominant influence while the casting pressure and fast shot velocity have a secondary influence on the IHTC peak values. By curve fitting, it was found that the IHTC peak value (hmax) changes as a function of the IDST in a manner of hmax =eαTγDI. Such relationship between the IHTC peak value and the IDST can also be found when the casting alloy is ADC12, indicating that this phenomenon is a common characteristic in the HPDC process.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51364035,51165032)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(No.20133601110001)+3 种基金Loading Program of Science and Technology of College of Jiangxi Province(No.KJLD14003)Production and Teaching and Research Cooperation plan of Nanchang Non-party Experts and Doctor(No.2012-CYH-DW-XCL-002)Postgraduate Innovative Foundation of Jiangxi ProvinceOpen Project Program of Jiangxi Engineering Research Center of Process and Equipment for New Energy,East China Institute of Technology(No.JXNE2015-09)
文摘The impact of rare earth element La on the microstructure and hot crack resistance of ADC12 alloy was analyzed. The additive amount of La was 0%, 0.3 wt%, 0.6 wt% and 0.9 wt%, respectively. The results showed that, with the increase of the additive amount from 0% to 0.6 wt%, the grain shape of α-Al gradually varied from developed dendritic crystal into fine dendritic crystal, equiaxed crystal and spheroidal crystal; eutectic silicon varied from needle-like or tabular shape into fine rod like shape; the hot crack force of the alloy also gradually decreased. However, when the additive amount of La reached 0.9 wt%, the excessive amount of rare earth elements was segregated within grain boundary area, forming intermetallic compounds. Therefore, the grain size of α-Al, eutectic silicon and the hot crack force of the alloy all increased. In the case that the additive amount of La reached 0.6 wt%, the best metamorphism effect and most excellent hot cracking resistance capacity of alloy were presented. The poisoning effect of rare earth element on eutectic silicon and the constitutional supercooling caused by rare earth element were the major causes for alloy modification, alloy refinement, and the main reasons for the increased hot cracking resistance.
基金Project(51404153) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The primary phase evolution of ADC12 aluminum alloy rheo-processed by mechanical rotational barrel system was studied by differential scanning calorimetry（DSC）, optical microscopy（OM） and scanning electron microscopy（SEM）. The semisolid slurry analyses show that the solid fraction of ADC12 aluminum alloy increases from 0.38 to 0.43 while the roundness decreases from 0.45 to 0.38 with increasing the rotational speed from 30 to 120 r/min. When the pouring temperature decreases from 620 to 580 °C, the primary α（Al） morphology changes from spheroidal to rosette-like. Besides, the average particle size of primary phase and solid fraction increase with the decrease of pouring temperature. By rheo-diecasting process, the components with fine, spherical and uniformly distributed primary α（Al） particles were obtained, and the best microstructure was contained at the pouring temperature ranging from 595 to 605 °C. The rheo-processing feasibility of ADC12 aluminum alloy can be explained by the grains controlled growth theory, and the semisolid slurry obeys the Mullins-Sekerka criterion when solidifying in the high pressure die casting machine.
