摘要:In order to meet the requirements for producing lightweight, thin-walled and complicated aluminum alloy parts, a new casting process was put forward. Based on the vacuum counter pressure casting, the microstructure and mechanical properties of ZL114 A alloy castings with different axial diameters were investigated under the adaptive pressure regulation. The evolution of solidification microstructure and the dendrite morphology were observed by optical microscope and scanning electron microscope. The effects of holding pressure, solidification counter-pressure and graded counter-pressure on the creep properties of ZL114 A alloy specimen were emphatically analyzed, and effects of creep temperature and creep stress on the creep properties were further discussed. The results indicate that the microstructure of ZL114 A castings under controlled-pressure tends to densify, while the dendrite is obviously refined under pressure extrusion and seepage. Meanwhile, mechanism of creep fracture is dominated by grain boundary slip. The creep resistance of castings with high pressure and strong counter-pressure is significantly improved, which is attributed to the fact that the transformation of eutectic silicon structure restrains the initiation, propagation of cracks and the reduction of grain boundary micropores.
摘要:In recent years, all kinds of special casting technologies take a greater progress based on their crossover and integration. Non-gravity factors were continuously introduced into the gravity casting technology, which developed towards pressure casting. The die casting technology was developed towards low speed and heat treatment while maintaining advantages in producing thin-walled complex parts. The low pressure and differential pressure casting technologies were developed towards higher pressure. Meanwhile, the semi-solid casting technology began to desalt the “semi-solid” characteristics and was developed towards the crossovers of liquid forming and solid forming. The physical essence of crossover and intergrated development is the combination of rheological filling, rheological solidification and rheological feeding.
摘要:The EBSD specimen preparation method suitable for NdFeB magnets was set up, which was composed of mechanical polishing and vibration polishing. Microstructures of sintered NdFeB materials were investigated by scanning electron microcopy(SEM)、energy dispersive spectrum(EDS) and electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD) equipment. The results indicate that sintered NdFeB magnets are composed of matrix phases(Nd, Pr)2Fe14B, Nd-rich, Pr-rich phases and boron-rich phases. The EBSD results reveal that the matrix phases of alloy have strong preferred crystallographic orientation that c axis runs parallel to magnetic orientation axis. The grain size of most matrix phases is 2~7 μm, and the average size is around 4 μm. The BSE contrast of boron-rich phase at low electron accelerating voltage(5 kV) is superior than that at 20 kV. Energy spectrum analysis proves that blocky boron-rich phase is mainly composed of Fe, Nb and B, of which the micro zone can be analyzed quantitatively using virtual standard specimen library at electron accelerating voltage of 5 kV.
摘要:Taking continuous casting grid equipment as the research object, through the analysis of heat transfer process of continuous casting grid, continuous casting grid process function model was established based on the first law of thermodynamics(energy conservation), and the function of continuous casting process was simplified combining with the actual operation parameters of continuous casting grid equipment on the sheeting. Taking the actual operating parameters of domestic and foreign continuous casting grid equipment as an example, the theoretical speeds that can maintain stable operation of domestic and foreign continuous casting grid equipment were calculated, respectively, which were subsequently compared with the actual speeds. The relative errors between the theoretical speed and the actual speed are 1.8% and 4.3%, respectively, meeting the requirement of the project. Herein, the established function model of the continuous casting grid process has a certain guiding significance for the stable production and automatic control of the continuous casting grid equipment.
关键词:Continuous Casting Grid;Heat Transfer;the First Law of Thermodynamics;Process Function
摘要:Al-Si alloys have the advantages of good fluidity, corrosion resistance, high specific strength, and low thermal expansion coefficient, which are widely used in cast aluminum alloys. Due to the development demand for lightweight in the automobile field, the higher requirements were put forward for the improvement of strength and ductility of Al-Si alloys. Squeeze casting can produce complex thin-walled aluminum alloy castings with compact structures, high surface quality, and good mechanical properties, showing a broad application prospect in the field of automobile parts. The effects of alloying elements, inoculation modification on microstructure evolution and performance of squeeze casting Al-Si alloy composites were reviewed, which provide a reference for the preparation of high performance Al-Si alloy by squeeze casting in the future.
摘要:The effects of pre-aging on the microstructure, hardness and electrical conductivity of Cu-6 Ag alloy were investigated and compared with those of specimens subjected to single-stage precipitation aging. The results indicate that the optimal pre-aging time is 8 h. Meanwhile, the size of precipitates has no obvious change, where the spacing of precipitates are decreased compared with that of the single-stage aging specimens, leading to an increase of hardness by 9.4 HV. However, effects on the electrical conductivity can be neglected.
摘要:Three ternary alloys, Mg-19 Al-24 Ga, Mg-15 Al-25 Ga and Mg-15 Al-31 Ga, were designed and prepared experimentally, and their phase composition, microstructure and heat storage properties were investigated. The results show that the all alloys consist of Mg5Ga2, Al12Mg17 and α-Mg phases, and have high latent heat of phase transition, of which the temperature are in the range of middle temperature thermal energy storage(90~400 ℃). The Mg-19 Al-24 Ga alloy has the lowest phase transition temperature and the highest latent heat, which are 373.67 ℃ and 172.70 J·g-1, respectively. Therefore, Mg-19 Al-24 Ga alloy can be a good phase transition material for middle temperature heat storage.
关键词:Mg-Al-Ga Alloy;Phase Transition Materials;Thermal Energy Storage;Microstructure
摘要:The crystal structure, formation enthalpy, binding energy, elastic properties and density of states of Al-Ce binary intermetallic compounds were calculated and analyzed by first-principle calculations based on density functional theory. The results indicate that Al2Ce-Fd3 m has the desirable compound formation ability, while AlCe3-P21/m has the excellent structural stability. Meanwhile, the calculation results of elastic properties reveal that only Al11Ce3-Immm, Al2Ce-Fd3 m, Al4Ce-I4/mmm and AlCe3-P21/m can exist stably, where Al11Ce3-Immm and Al2Ce-Fd3 m have stronger resistance to volume deformation and shear deformation, with greater stiffness than that of Al4Ce-I4/mmm and AlCe3-P21/m. Therefore, Al4Ce-I4/mmm and Al2Ce-Fd3 m belong to plastic materials, while Al11Ce3-Immm and AlCe3-P21/m present brittle materials. Density of states analysis demonstrates that the four stable compounds have similar valence bonds, exhibiting metallic behavior, where Al4Ce-I4/mmm compound is the most covalent and AlCe3-P21/m is the least.
摘要:Mn is one of the most common alloying elements in commercial Al alloys, which, however, can significantly reduce the electrical conductivity of Al alloys. The Al-7 Si-1 Fe alloy containing Mn was modified by B and Y elements to reveal the influences on its electrical conductivity as well as the modification mechanism. The results indicate that B and Y elements can effectively improve the electrical conductivity of the alloys, where the coarse slate-like eutectic silicon is transformed into the fine coral-like under the condition of Y. Meanwhile, the long needle-like Fe-rich phase in the alloy is refined and the solution Si is precipitated in the form of Al2Si2Y. Element B can promote Mn adsorption onto AlB2 to form borides. Under the compound modification of B and Y, Mn and Y elements are adsorbed by AlB2 to generate Al10Mn2Y adsorption layer. Moreover, surplus Y element can refine the eutectic silicon and iron-rich phases, further enhancing the electrical conductivity of the Mn-containing Al-7 Si-1 Fe alloys. With the melt holding time prolonging, the thickness of the Al10Mn2Y adsorption layer is increased. Modification effect on eutectic Si is weakened due to the Y content reduction in the melt, leading to the significant decrease of conductivity consequently.
摘要:The effects of boronizing treatment(addition amount of B, boronizing temperature and holding time) on the impurity element content and conductivity of commercial purity aluminum were investigated. The results indicate that the conductivity of the alloy is improved to a certain extent by boronizing treatment on the industrial pure Al containing transition elements(Ti, V, Cr, Mn)>0.01%(mass fraction) with Al-3.04 B as intermediate alloy. B can react with transition elements to form blocky(Ti, V, Fe)B2 and flocculent(Ti, V, Fe, Zr)B2. Ti and V are deviated out of the solid solution state by boronizing treatment, resulting in the boride precipitation that finally deposits to the bottom of the furnace, thus significantly improving the melt purity and conductivity of the ingot. In addition, considering the property and cost of industrial pure aluminum, the optimal boronizing treatment process is as follows: the addition amount of boron of 0.015%~0.020%, the boronizing temperature of 760 ℃, and the holding time of 60 min, when the impurity element content of industrial pure aluminum is relatively low, and the electrical conductivity can reach 35.88 MS/m.
关键词:Boronizing Treatment;Electrical Conductivity;Boride;Impurity Element Content
摘要:The effects of recrystallization temperature(800, 900 and 1 100 ℃) on microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of 60% rolled nitrogen interstitial solution high entropy alloy were investigated. The results indicate that the absence of phase structure change of the alloy can be observed after the recovery recrystallization heat treatment at different temperatures. With the increase of heat treatment temperature, the hardness of the alloy is decreased with the ductility increasing. When the temperature reaches 900 ℃, the grains are recrystallized, forming fine equiaxed grains with dispersive precipitation of second phases, where the alloy has the optimal corrosion resistance with positive self-corrosion potential and low current density.
摘要:The SP700 titanium alloy was subjected to an isothermal constant strain rate compression experiment on the Gleeble-3800 thermal simulation testing machine. Perform friction correction and temperature correction on the flow stress curve were conducted under the process parameters of the deformation temperature of 700~950 ℃ and the strain rate of 0.001~1 s-1, and the influence of friction effect and temperature effect on the flow stress of the material during the thermal compression experiment was analyzed. The results indicate that the friction correction coefficient is significantly affected by the deformation temperature and strain rate, of which the change law is not obvious yet. In addition, friction effect and temperature effect have significant effects on the thermal compression flow stress of SP700 titanium alloy with obvious rules, and the effect of friction is greater than that of temperature under the conditions of thermal deformation parameters.
摘要:AZ series magnesium alloys sheet are widely used in automotive and aerospace industry, in which the morphology and quantity of main strengthening phase Mg17Al12 have important influence on the formability of the sheets. The rolled AZ31, AZ61 and AZ91 magnesium alloy sheets suffer annealing at 300 ℃ for 5 h, liquid nitrogen cryogenic treatment for 6 h at 160 ℃, aging at 160 ℃ for 18 h and different combination heat treatments. The results indicate that the main strengthening mechanisms of rolled AZ series magnesium alloys are solid solution and dislocation strengthening, which increases the strength with decrease of the plasticity. After annealing and cryogenic treatments, the second phases are less precipitated, and some large and slender grains are broken under the thermal stress of cryogenic treatment. The yield and strength ratio is decreased, and the strain hardening index is increased with the stable plasticity. After annealing and cryogenic as well as aging compound heat treatments, the strain hardening index is increased, and a large number of fine second phases are precipitated and dispersed at the grain boundaries and within grains, which is conducive to activate different slip systems during deformation and improves the uniform deformation ability and strength. The yield and strength ratio is further reduced accordingly, which is beneficial to the subsequent forming process of magnesium alloy sheets.
关键词:Magnesium Alloy;Cryogenic Treatment;Secondary Phase;Mechanical Properties;Yield and Strength Ratio
摘要:As-cast Cr17 stainless steel containing niobium was homogenized and annealed at 1 100 ℃ for 2 h.After water quenching at 1 000, 1 050 and 1 100 ℃ for 30 min, solution treatment was carried out. Some specimens were aged at 700 ℃ for 1 h. The microstructure, hardness and mechanical properties of the as-cast Cr17 stainless steel were analyzed, and the optimal scheme was selected to investigate microstructure evolution. The results reveal that the comprehensive properties at 1 050 ℃ are desirable. The microstructure of solution treated steel containing niobiumis is composed of ferrite and trace TiN. After aging treatment, σ phase is precipitated and the content carbide is decreased.
摘要:Cu-2 Ag alloy rod billet with a diameter of 15 mm was fabricated by vacuum continuous down-drawing casting and electromagnetic stirring process. The influence law of electromagnetic stirring on microstructure and Vickers hardness of Cu-2 Ag alloy under different parameters were investigated. The results indicate that the grain size of the solidification microstructure of the alloy is decreased gradually with the increase of stirring frequency.The refinement effect of the alloy structure is desirable under the current of 280 A, and the hardness of alloy is changed obviously with frequency. Compared with that at the drawing speed of 6 mm/min, the Vickers hardness of the alloy specimen is increased at the drawing speed of 4 mm/min. Under different drawing speeds and current intensities, the Vickers hardness reaches the maximum when the stirring frequency is 50 Hz.
摘要:The ultra-purification treatment technology developed on the basis of advanced inclusion identification and analysis methods for aluminum(Al) melt can effectively remove the inclusions in the recycled Al melt and improve the melt quality. The microalloying technology by doping small amounts of rare earth(RE), Zr, Cr, Mn and Sr elements can modify the microstructure and improve the mechanical properties of the recycled Al alloys. The performance of cast wheels containing various contents of recycled Al before and after ultra-purification treatment and microalloying was systematically compared. The results reveal that the performance of wheels made by recycled Al have little difference from those made by regular electrolytic Al, satisfying the product requirement of commercial wheels.
摘要:The semi-solid rheomolding AZ91 D auto tire active safety device parts were prepared. The effects of severe rolling friction on the surface layer microcracks of the semi-solid rheomolding AZ91 D auto parts were investigated by “the fatigue experiment”, “25 000 km road test of cars equipping with the sample parts”, and “50 km road test of cars after sudden deflation of their tires”. The results indicate that according to the formation mechanism, the microcracks in the surface layer can be divided into plastic strain initiation microcrack and fatigue microcrack. The key factor is that severe rolling friction could cause the increase of temperature of the parts sharply and the plasticity of the parts, and the part can be subjected to great external load, leading to local violent plastic strain incongruity to generate microcracks. The microcracks in the surface layer with a distance more than 20 μm from the surface, is mainly distributed as micro-crack group, where most of the microcracks are non-propagation microcrack with the length less than 33 μm. The whole microcrack in plastic state is the key factor for the formation of the non-propagation microcracks in the surface layer.
摘要:The three-dimensional orthogonal M40 J/Al composites with 50%(volume fraction) fiber were prepared by vacuum pressure infiltration with ZL301 alloy as the matrix and perform made of M40 J carbon fiber woven into three-dimensional orthogonal structure. The microstructure and fracture morphology of the composites were analyzed by SEM. The effects of notch position on the longitudinal tensile properties of the three-dimensional orthogonal M40 J/Al composites were investigated, and the failure mechanism was discussed. The results indicate that the tensile strengths of the composites with V-notch, rectangular notch and central circular hole notch at room temperature are 690.7、667.0 and 314.2 MPa, respectively, which are 9.24%, 12.35% and 58.71% lower than those of the unnotched specimens(761.0 MPa). The internal notch has the greatest effect on the tensile properties of M40 J/Al composites with three-dimensional orthogonal woven structure compared to the external notch. The fracture location of composites containing the central circular hole notch is concentrated at the notch, which is extremely sensitive to the central circular hole notch with the lowest tensile strength compared to the other three types of composites.
摘要:In order to improve the bonding strength of the steel/aluminum composite interface, the steel matrix with a large number of convex structures was utilized, which was prepared by sand casting after different pretreatments of plating aid, plating aid + hot dip on the surface of steel substrate. The effects of different surface pretreatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of steel/aluminum composite interface were investigated. The results indicate that there are a lot of crevices at the interface between steel and aluminum without hot-dip treatment. The interface bonding mode is characterized by mechanical bonding with the poor bonding effect, and the interface shear strength is 9.6 MPa. After the hot-dip treatment of steel matrix, metallurgical bonding occurs at the interface between steel and aluminum, forming intermetallic compound layer composed of Fe2Al5 phase, Al8Fe2Si phase and Al4.5FeSi phase. The thickness of intermetallic compound layer at the convex and the straight interface of steel matrix is 35.3 μm and 29.4 μm, respectively, and the interfacial shear strength reaches 48.7 MPa.
摘要:A layer of nickel-based superalloy Inconel625 was cladded on the surface of the water wall steel plate of waste incineration boiler by laser additive remanufacturing to fabricate 20 G/Inconel625 composite. The effects of laser power on the dilution rate, macroscopic morphology, microstructure and hardness of Inconel625 alloy composite layer were investigated. The results indicate that with the power of the bottom layer and the surface layer of 5 000 W, the scanning speed of 5 000 mm/min, the powder feeding rate of 40.3 g/min, and the lap rate of 60%, the Fe dilution rate of the composite layer is less than 5%, and the surface is smooth with absence of pores. The structure of bonding zone in the composite layer is characterized by cellular dendrite and secondary dendrites, while that of interlayer remelting zone is columnar grain, which is surrounded by network secondary dendrites, and that of primary melting zone in the surface layer presents equiaxed grain.
摘要:Three-dimensional solid parts were prepared through multiple laps and multi layer accumulation of a single cladding layer. Single-pass 1-layer, single-pass 2-layer, and single-pass 5-layer deposition specimens of 34 CrNiMo6 steel were prepared by laser solid forming technology, and the process parameters of laser solid forming 34 CrNiMo6 steel were investigated with laser power, scanning speed and powder feeding rate as control variables and deposition layer thickness or cross-sectional area as reference indicators. The results indicate that through orthogonal and range analysis of the influence of the process parameters on the reference index, it is found that the factors of process parameters are in the order as follows: scanning rate>powder feeding rate>laser power. The optimal process parameter obtained by the orthogonal experiment is laser power of 2 800 W, scanning rate of 600 mm/min, and powder feeding rate of 15 g/min. With the increase in the number of deposited layers, thickness of the single-layer cladding deposited layer is gradually increased in the range of 0.125~0.156 mm. The maximum hardness of the heat-affected zone obtained by the single-pass 1-layer deposition specimen under different process parameters have obviously differences.In the single-pass 5-layer deposition specimen, the surface hardness of the deposition layer is higher than that of the heat-affected zone near the substrate.
摘要:The accumulator housing has a large bearing capacity, complex structure with the wall thickness difference more than 10 mm, and the casting blowhole must be controlled within 0.2 mm. The sequential extrusion die casting process was adopted to reasonably design the die casting feed, exhaust system and cooling system to solve the casting blowhole problem and enhance the bearing capacity of the accumulator housing.
关键词:Accumulator Housing;Extrusion Process;Die Casting Die
摘要:ZL105 A rocker arm shell casting was fabricated by low pressure casting. According to the structural characteristics and performance requirements for ZL105 A alloy and the casting, the optimization of ZL105 A alloy was carried out from the aspects of melt refining, alloying, casting process design and ProCAST numerical simulation, and the key points for casting process of rocker arm shell castings were analyzed. The results indicate that the comprehensive mechanical properties of ZL105 A alloy can be effectively improved by compound refining of hexachloroethane and argon rotary injection, combined with Be alloying. The low-pressure sand casting process, combined with bottom pouring+slot gating system and the method of placing cold iron on thick and large parts were adopted to obtain rocker arm shell casting with desirable internal quality, where the mechanical properties of the casting body can reach up to σb≥318 MPa, σ0. 2≥261 MPa, δ5≥5.6%, respectively, and body fatigue performance, internal quality and dimension meet the designing index requirements.
关键词:ZL105A;Rocker Arm Shell Casting;Numerical Simulation;Low Pressure Casting
摘要:By designing a vacuum extraction system with main and secondary exhaust pipes, and combining with the Flow-3 D simulation software, the vacuum die casting of magnesium alloy radiator was carried out. The results show that the vacuum die casting of magnesium alloy with complete appearance and compact structure can be obtained by using the vacuum pumping system. By adjusting the position of the inductor, different cavity vacuum degrees can be achieved. The filling capacity of magnesium alloy can be improved effectively by increasing the vacuum degree of mold cavity, and the porosity or shrinkage defects in die castings can be eliminated.When the cavity vacuum is 10 kPa, the air volume of the magnesium alloy radiator die casting is the least, and the tensile strength and elongation of the die casting are improved correspondingly.
关键词:Vacuum Degree;Air Entrained Simulation;Vacuum Die Casting
摘要:Combined with the finite element simulation model to analyze the reasons for the fracture of the casting aluminum rim, and optimize the rim structure, a solution to increase the bottom angle of the groove and wall thickness of partial rim was proposed. The scheme verifies that wheels can pass the 90° impact test with a falling height of 150 mm, and solve the problems of rim cracking during the use of the product, providing reference for the inchoate design and development of aluminum wheels.
关键词:Aluminum Wheel;Rim Fracture;90° Impact Test;Finite Element Analysis
摘要:The die casting die structure, die flow analysis, production process control and other aspects were nalyzed to solve defects of die castings such as shrinkage and surface catched casting that result in leakage. Practice shows that the method can effectively reduce the leakage risk of die casting aluminum parts and improve the internal quality of die casting aluminum parts
摘要:Domestic titanium and titanium alloy castings are mainly produced by machined graphite and investment precision casting. However, the actual production process can hardly meet the requirement of high quality, low cost and short delivery time subject to technical limitations. Therefore, it is necessary to promote research and application of new casting technology to form a complement with the existing technologies. Lost foam casting has superior advantages, which has been widely used in metal castings such as steel, aluminum, etc., while rarely reported in titanium alloys. The advantages, technology schemes and application prospects of titanium alloy lost foam cladding casting were mainly introduced.
摘要:Taking the Be-Al alloy bracket of a certain aerospace satellite as the research object, the precision casting process was designed. The filling and solidification process of the casting was simulated by CAE software to predict the shrinkage cavity and shrinkage defect area, and the origination of the defects were analyzed. By adding air duct and setting up local feeding passage, controlling the preheating temperature and pouring temperature of the shell, cracks and cold insulation defects can be eliminated and the shrinkage defects can be reduced. The results indicate that when the preheating temperature of the shell is 775 ℃ and the pouring temperature is 1 300 ℃, the quality of the castings is desirable with absence of obvious defects. The tensile strength, yield strength and elongation of the castings in as-cast state are 248.6 MPa, 191.8 MPa and 2.10%, respectively, meeting the requirements.