scholarly journals Influence of the Increase in Aluminum Concentration on the Microstructural Behavior and Hardness of a Cu-Al Alloy (ASTM B-824)

Author(s):  
C. Cargua ◽  
M. Moreno ◽  
L. Castro ◽  
A. Noguera

In this work, the effect of the increase in the concentration of aluminium (Al) on the microstructure and the hardness of bronze to aluminium was studied using optical emission spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy, dispersion spectroscopy techniques of energy, conventional optical microscopy and hardness tests. Alloys with three concentrations by weight of aluminium (Cu-4.5 wt.% Al, Cu-7 wt.% Al and Cu-10 wt.% Al) were studied, with the chemical parameters established in the (ASTM B-824), were manufactured and cast in a permanent mold according to the standard (ASTM B-208), to determine the influence of the chemical concentration of aluminium the response surface methodology was used. It was observed that bronzes with a content of 4.5 wt.% Al and 7 wt.% Al, remain with a constant microstructure of phase α, and bronzes of 10 wt.% Al, undergo a change from monophasic to biphasic microstructure (α + β) evidencing the appearance of a martensitic microstructure similar to steels providing a better behaviour to resistance to indentation. It is concluded that the increase in the concentration of Al, in the Cu-Al alloy, presents a microstructural change, and the appearance of a β and β 'phase generates a better property in hardness, the hardness has a behaviour k proportional to the aluminium concentration obtaining 53 Brinell value for an increase in the concentration of 5.5 wt.% Al. Keywords: alloy, microstructure, bronze, spectrometry, spectroscopy. Resumen En el presente trabajo, se estudió el efecto del aumento de la concentración de aluminio (Al) sobre la microestructura y la dureza del bronce al aluminio, mediante el uso de espectrometría de emisión óptica de chispa, microscopia electrónica de barrido, técnicas de espectroscopia de dispersión de energía, microscopia óptica convencional y pruebas de dureza. En la investigación se estudiaron aleaciones con tres concentraciones en peso de aluminio (Cu-4,5 wt.% Al, Cu-7 wt.% Al y Cu-10 wt.% Al), con los parámetros químicos establecidos en la norma (ASTM B-824), fueron fabricadas y coladas en un molde permanente de acuerdo con la norma (ASTM B-208); para determinar la influencia de la concentración química del aluminio se usó la metodología de superficie de respuesta. Se observó que los bronces con un contenido de 4,5 wt.% Al y 7 wt.% Al, permanecen con una microestructura constante de fase α, y los bronces de 10 wt.% Al, sufren un cambio de microestructura monofásica a bifásica (α+β) evidenciando la aparición de una microestructura martensítica similar a los aceros aportando un mejor comportamiento a la resistencia a indentación. Se concluye que el aumento en la concentración de Al, en la aleación Cu-Al, presenta un cambio microestructural, y la aparición de una fase β y β’ genera una mejor propiedad en la dureza, la dureza posee un comportamiento k proporcional a la concentración de aluminio obteniendo en valor de 53 Brinell para un incremento en la concentración de 5,5 wt.% Al. Palabras claves: aleación, microestructura, bronce, espectrometría, espectroscopia.

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
pp. 3680
Author(s):  
Bo Li ◽  
Yaowu Wang ◽  
Bingliang Gao

A selective liquation process to extract Al from a coarse Al–Si alloy, produced by carbothermal reduction, was investigated on the laboratory scale. The products obtained by selective liquation–vacuum distillation were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry and scanning electron microscopy. During the selective liquation process with the use of zinc as the solvent, the pure aluminum in the coarse Al–Si alloy dissolved in the zinc melt to form an α-solid solution with zinc, and most of the silicon and iron-rich phases and Al–Si–Fe intermetallics precipitated and grew into massive grains that entered into the slag and separated with the Zn–Al alloy melt. However, some fine silicon particles remained in the Zn–Al alloy. Thus, Al–Si alloys conforming to industrial application standards were obtained when the Zn–Al alloys were separated by a distillation process.


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