scholarly journals Relationship Between Microstructure Evolution and Tensile Properties of AlSi10mg Alloys With Varying Solidification Cooling Rates

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maressa Gandolfi ◽  
Marcella Gautê Xavier ◽  
Leonardo Fernandes Gomes ◽  
Rodrigo Valenzuela Reyes ◽  
Amauri Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Experimental Evolution ◽  
Ternary Eutectic ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Dendritic Spacing ◽  
Cooling Rates ◽  
Dendritic Array ◽  
Mg Content

This work explored and contrasted the effect of microstructure on the tensile properties of AlSi10Mg alloys generated by transient directional solidification depending on variations in cooling rate and Magnesium (Mg) content (i.e., 0.45 and 1wt.% Mg), with a focus on understanding the dendritic growth and phases constitution. Optical and Scanning electron (SEM) microscopies, CALPHAD and thermal analysis were used to describe the microstructure, forming phases and resulting tensile properties. The findings showed that the experimental evolution of the primary dendritic spacing is very similar when both directionally solidified (DS) Al-10wt.% Si-0.45wt.% Mg and Al-10wt.% Si-1wt.% Mg alloys samples are compared. The secondary dendritic spacing was lower for the alloy with more Mg, especially considering the range of high growth velocities. Moreover, a greater fraction of (Al+Si+Mg2Si) ternary eutectic islands surrounding the -Al dendritic matrix was noted for the alloy with 1wt.% Mg. As a result of primary dendritic spacings greater than 180 m related to lower cooling rates, slightly higher tensile properties were attained for the Al-10wt.% Si-0.45wt.% Mg alloy. In contrast, combining dendritic refining (< 150 m) and larger Mg2Si fraction, fast solidified DS Al-10wt.% Si-1wt.% Mg samples exhibited higher tensile strength and elongation. The control of cooling rate and fineness of the dendritic array provided a new insight related to the addition of Mg in slightly higher levels than conventional ones, capable of achieving a better balance of tensile properties in AlSi10Mg alloys.

scholarly journals Relationship between Microstructure Evolution and Tensile Properties of AlSi10Mg Alloys with Varying Mg Content and Solidification Cooling Rates

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1019
Author(s):  
Maressa Gandolfi ◽  
Marcella Gautê Cavalcante Xavier ◽  
Leonardo Fernandes Gomes ◽  
Rodrigo André Valenzuela Reyes ◽  
Amauri Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Experimental Evolution ◽  
Ternary Eutectic ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Dendritic Spacing ◽  
Cooling Rates ◽  
Dendritic Array ◽  
Mg Content

This work explored and contrasted the effect of microstructure on the tensile properties of AlSi10Mg alloys generated by transient directional solidification depending on variations in cooling rate and magnesium (Mg) content (i.e., 0.45 and 1 wt.% Mg), with a focus on understanding the dendritic growth and phases constitution. Optical and scanning electron (SEM) microscopies, CALPHAD, and thermal analysis were used to describe the microstructure, forming phases, and resulting tensile properties. The findings showed that the experimental evolution of the primary dendritic spacing is very similar when both directionally solidified (DS) Al-10 wt.% Si-0.45 wt.% Mg and Al-10 wt.% Si-1 wt.% Mg alloys samples are compared. The secondary dendritic spacing was lower for the alloy with more Mg, especially considering the range of high growth velocities. Moreover, a greater fraction of (Al + Si + Mg2Si) ternary eutectic islands surrounding the α-Al dendritic matrix was noted for the alloy with 1 wt.% Mg. As a result of primary dendritic spacings greater than 180 μm related to lower cooling rates, slightly higher tensile properties were attained for the Al-10 wt.% Si-0.45 wt.% Mg alloy. In contrast, combining dendritic refining (<150 μm) and a larger Mg2Si fraction, fast-solidified DS Al-10 wt.% Si-1 wt.% Mg samples exhibited higher tensile strength and elongation. The control of cooling rate and fineness of the dendritic array provided a new insight related to the addition of Mg in slightly higher levels than conventional ones, capable of achieving a better balance of tensile properties in AlSi10Mg alloys.

Effect of Si Content on the Size of Fe-Rich Intermetallic Particles in Al-xSi-0.8Fe Alloys

2013 ◽  
Vol 765 ◽  
pp. 107-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tharmalingam Sivarupan ◽  
Carlos H. Caceres ◽  
John A. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Cooling Rates ◽  
Β Phase ◽  
Intermetallic Particles ◽  
High Cooling Rates ◽  
Si Content

Al-Si-Fe plates with Si contents of 4.5, 9 and 11 mass %, unmodified and Sr-modified, were quasi-directionally solidified in sand moulds with chills at one end. The size and nature of the Fe-rich intermetallics were determined along the plates. Two forms of the intermetallic were observed, α-Al8FeSi and β-Al5FeSi, in proportions and scale dependent on the cooling rate and the Si concentration. The size of the β-phase increased with the concentration of Si at low cooling rates. At high cooling rates the tendency to form α-Al8FeSi phase increased with increasing Si content reducing the size of the β-plates. Modification generally increased the size of the pre-eutectically formed plates while reducing the post eutectically formed ones.

The effect of cooling rate on crystallization behavior and tensile properties of CF/PEEK composites

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangming Dai ◽  
Lihua Zhan ◽  
Chenglong Guan ◽  
Minghui Huang
Keyword(s):  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Crystallization Temperature ◽  
Crystallization Behavior ◽  
Crystalline Polymer ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Nonisothermal Crystallization ◽  
Cooling Rates ◽  
Control Range ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Transverse Tensile

Abstract In this study, the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) tests were performed to measure the nonisothermal crystallization behavior of carbon fiber reinforced polyether ether ketone (CF/PEEK) composites under different cooling rates. The characteristic parameters of crystallization were obtained, and the nonisothermal crystallization model was established. The crystallization temperature range of the material at different cooling rates was predicted by the model. The unidirectional laminates were fabricated at different cooling rates in the crystallization temperature range. The results showed that the crystallization temperature range shifted to a lower temperature with the increase of cooling rate, the established nonisothermal crystallization model was consistent with the DSC test results. It is feasible to shorten the cooling control range from the whole process to the crystallization range. The crystallinity and transverse tensile strength declined significantly with the increase of the cooling rate in the crystallization temperature range. The research results provided theoretical support for the selection of cooling conditions and temperature control range, which could be applied to the thermoforming process of semi-crystalline polymer matrixed composites to improve the manufacturing efficiency.

Effects of RE on Critical Cooling Rate of Bearing-B Steel

2012 ◽  
Vol 535-537 ◽  
pp. 761-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Sheng Zhao ◽  
Xin Ming Zhang ◽  
Zhi Guo Gao
Keyword(s):  
Phase Change ◽  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Cooling Rates ◽  
Critical Cooling Rate ◽  
The Law

The law of phase change of bearing-B steel during continual cooling was studied by adopting dilatometer. The CCT curves of bearing-B steel were drawn, and the effects of RE on critical cooling rates were studied. The experimental results show that the start temperatures of martensite TM was decreased from 438 to 404°C. The critical cooling rate was simultaneously decreased from 33 to 15°C/s.

Effects of the Cooling Rate on the Acoustic Properties of Pb-10Sn Solder

2012 ◽  
Vol 729 ◽  
pp. 356-360
Author(s):  
Endre Harkai ◽  
Tamás Hurtony ◽  
Péter Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Sound Velocity ◽  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Acoustic Microscopy ◽  
Acoustic Properties ◽  
Scanning Acoustic Microscopy ◽  
Cooling Rates ◽  
Reliability Parameters ◽  
Microscopy Characterization ◽  
The Given

Microhardness and sound velocity were measured in case of differently prepared solder samples. The used Pb-10Sn solder samples were melted then cooled down applying different cooling rates. These procedures caused variant microstructure thus different microhardness and sound velocity values. The sound velocity was measured by means of scanning acoustic microscopy. Characterization of solder materials by acoustic microscopy gives the possibility to non-destructively estimate mechanical and reliability parameters of the given material.

The effect of various cooling rates on the membrane ultrastructure of frozen human erythrocytes and its relation to the extent of haemolysis after thawing

1981 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 369-382
Author(s):  
S. Fujikawa
Keyword(s):  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Human Erythrocytes ◽  
Ice Crystals ◽  
Erythrocyte Membranes ◽  
Ultrastructural Changes ◽  
Cooling Rates ◽  
Intracellular Ice ◽  
Frozen State ◽  
Membrane Ultrastructure ◽  
Fast Freezing

Human erythrocytes suspended in buffered isotonic saline were frozen to the temperature of liquid nitrogen at various cooling rates of 3, 140, 700, 1800, 3500, 8000 and 11 500 deg. C/min. The membrane ultrastructure in the frozen state and the extent of haemolysis after thawing were examined at each cooling rate. As the cooling rates increased from 3 to 3500 deg. C/min, the extent of lysis gradually decreased, but further increase in cooling rates in excess of 8000 deg. C/min resulted in an abrupt increase of lysis. Membrane-associated vesicles devoid of intramembrane particles (IMPs) were formed in the erythrocyte membranes frozen at cooling rates slower than 1800 deg. C/min. The frequency and size of these vesicles were highly cooling-rate-dependent and they were no longer formed in the erythrocyte membranes frozen at cooling rates faster than 3500 deg. C/min. Another membrane ultrastructural change associated closely with the formation of intracellular ice crystals appeared at cooling rates faster than 8000 deg. C/min. The membrane regions in direct contact with intracellular ice crystals were physically damaged and had an appearance resembling worm-eaten spots. The erythrocytes frozen at a cooling rate of 3500 deg. C/min exhibited ultrastructural integrity of the membrane by avoiding the membrane changes caused by either slow or fast freezing. It is suggested, from the close relation between membrane ultrastructure and the extent of haemolysis, that the ultrastructural integrity of membrane in the frozen state is important for avoiding haemolysis after thawing, and that the membrane ultrastructural changes caused by both slow and fast freezing were responsible for the lysis after thawing.

Crystallographic features of the Al3Nb, Nb2Al and Nb(Ni1−XAlX)2 phases in a directionally solidified ternary eutectic microstructure

2019 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eder S.N. Lopes ◽  
Mariana R. Dal Bó ◽  
Victor C. Opini ◽  
Mariana G. de Mello ◽  
Carlos T. Rios ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ternary Eutectic ◽  
Eutectic Microstructure ◽  
Directionally Solidified

Phase Selection in Sub-Rapidly Solidified Au-20Sn Alloys

2015 ◽  
Vol 817 ◽  
pp. 325-330
Author(s):  
Yu Hai Qu ◽  
Kai Jin Yang ◽  
Yan Tian Zhou ◽  
Yong Mao ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Nucleation Theory ◽  
Classical Nucleation Theory ◽  
Copper Mold ◽  
Cooling Rates ◽  
Phase Selection ◽  
Graphite Mold ◽  
Injection Casting ◽  
Rapidly Solidified ◽  
Ausn Phase

The sub-rapidly solidified Au-20Sn eutectic alloys were prepared by four different solidification pathways, such as, graphite mold conventional casting, graphite mold injection casting, copper mold injection casting, and water-cooled copper mold suction casting. The precipitating sequences of competing primary phases of sub-rapidly solidified Au-20Sn alloys with four different cooling rates were investigated. The results show that phase selection process is related to the cooling rates during sub-rapid solidification process. The primary ζ'-Au5Sn phase with developed dendrites precipitate at low cooling rate (2.4×10−4.2×102K/min) and the morphologies of the primary ζ'-Au5Sn change to rosette-like at higher cooling rate (9.0×103K/min). While the cooling rate reaches to 3.5×104K/min, the primary ζ'-Au5Sn phase can be suppressed but δ-AuSn phase will precipitate prior to the ζ'-Au5Sn phase. On the basis of the classical nucleation theory and transient nucleation theory, the process of competitive nucleation between the ζ'-Au5Sn phase and the δ-AuSn phase were analyzed for sub-rapid solidified Au-20Sn alloy. The theoretical calculations are consistent with the experimental investigations.

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