TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of rapid solidification and addition of Cu3P on the mechanical properties of hypereutectic Al-Si alloys
AU - Suárez-Rosales, Miguel Ángel
AU - Pinto-Segura, Raúl
AU - Palacios-Beas, Elia Guadalupe
AU - Hernández-Herrera, Alfredo
AU - Chávez-Alcalá, José Federico
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/12
Y1 - 2016/12
N2 - The combined processes; rapid solidification, addition of Cu3P compound and heat treatments to improve the mechanical properties of the hypereutectic Al-13Si, Al-20Si and Al-20Si-1.5Fe-0.7Mn alloys (in wt. %) was studied. Optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the microstructures. The mechanical properties were evaluated by tensile tests. It was found that the cooling rate (20-50°C/s) used to solidify the alloys plus the addition of Cu3P compound favored the formation of fine primary Si and the transformation of the Al/Si eutectic from acicular to semi-transformed morphology. The spheroidization of the Al/Si eutectic after heat treatment caused an increase in the elongation (%) compared with the as-cast alloys. Al-13Si alloy showed the highest UTS and elongation (%) values, reaching values up to 215 MPa and 9.6%, respectively. On the other hand, the Al-20Si-1.5Fe-0.7Mn alloy showed the lowest UTS (180MPa) and elongation (3.4%) values. The formation of the Fe-intermetallic compounds caused a negative effect on the mechanical properties of the Al-20Si-1.5Fe-0.7Mn alloy.
AB - The combined processes; rapid solidification, addition of Cu3P compound and heat treatments to improve the mechanical properties of the hypereutectic Al-13Si, Al-20Si and Al-20Si-1.5Fe-0.7Mn alloys (in wt. %) was studied. Optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to characterize the microstructures. The mechanical properties were evaluated by tensile tests. It was found that the cooling rate (20-50°C/s) used to solidify the alloys plus the addition of Cu3P compound favored the formation of fine primary Si and the transformation of the Al/Si eutectic from acicular to semi-transformed morphology. The spheroidization of the Al/Si eutectic after heat treatment caused an increase in the elongation (%) compared with the as-cast alloys. Al-13Si alloy showed the highest UTS and elongation (%) values, reaching values up to 215 MPa and 9.6%, respectively. On the other hand, the Al-20Si-1.5Fe-0.7Mn alloy showed the lowest UTS (180MPa) and elongation (3.4%) values. The formation of the Fe-intermetallic compounds caused a negative effect on the mechanical properties of the Al-20Si-1.5Fe-0.7Mn alloy.
KW - Aluminum alloys
KW - Heat treatment
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Microstructure
KW - Semi-rapid solidification
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U2 - 10.1590/1980-5373-MR-2016-0126
DO - 10.1590/1980-5373-MR-2016-0126
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85042191887
SN - 1516-1439
VL - 19
SP - 67
EP - 73
JO - Materials Research
JF - Materials Research
ER -