In order to reduce the wear of parts caused by long-term friction, and to reduce the frequency of parts replacement, ZA alloy with low hardness and good wear resistance is chosen to replace the traditional copper alloy as the material to manufacture automotive bushing, and the semi-solid die casting is used. On this basis, the software AnyCasting is used to simulate and analyze the filling and solidification process, the filling sequence, the variation of temperature field, and the part region where defects are prone to occur in the semi-solid process. The simulation results show that under the parameters set in the simulation process, when casting filling rate reached 90%, the metal started to solidify; since the gate place is easy for heat dissipation, when the temperature of the alloy liquid reached its liquidus temperature 595°C, the phenomenon of solid-liquid phase separation appeared at the gate; the defects such as gas trapping, residual stress and deformation would appear both in the place of first filling and the parting surface; when the preheat temperature of the mold was 150°C-200°C,the alloy liquid possesses liquidity. The simulation results offer certain theoretical instruction to optimize the semi-solid casting process of ZA Alloy automotive bushing manufacturing, as well as reducing or avoiding a variety of quality defects arose in the actual casting process.
