کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1582947 1514877 2008 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Thixocasting of an A356 alloy: Fluidity, porosity distribution and thermomechanical fatigue behavior
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی مواد دانش مواد (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Thixocasting of an A356 alloy: Fluidity, porosity distribution and thermomechanical fatigue behavior
چکیده انگلیسی
An extensive set of experiments was performed on a semi-solid A356 alloy in order to assess its flow behavior, mechanical properties, microstructural evolution and porosity level. Three different microstructural conditioning techniques (raw material preparation) were employed: deformation recrystallization, magnetohydrodynamic stirring and low temperature pouring. Measurement of microstructural parameters such as Al-α particle size, shape factor, contiguity and entrapped liquid showed a relative equivalency among the various conditioning techniques. It was found that the strongest influence on semi-solid slurry fluidity is exerted by the mould temperature. Tensile properties and porosity levels were measured on a demonstration part produced with different slurry ingate velocities. Results showed similar strength levels among all thixocast samples, a strong correlation between elongation and pore volume fraction and porosity levels much lower than the typical figure for permanent mould or die cast Al-Si alloys. Finally, thermomechanical fatigue tests results were much more favorable to the semi-solid material when compared with the conventionally cast alloy, a result attributed to lower porosity, spheroidal shape of the Al-α phase, and refined Si eutectic particles.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Materials Science and Engineering: A - Volume 479, Issues 1–2, 25 April 2008, Pages 171-180
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