Grain Refinement of Cast Al Alloys by Al-B Master Alloy

2000 ◽  
Vol 331-337 ◽  
pp. 391-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenichi Yaguchi ◽  
Hiroyasu Tezuka ◽  
Tatsuo Sato ◽  
Akihiko Kamio
Keyword(s):  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Master Alloy ◽  
Al Alloys

Influence of a Novel Master Alloy Addition on the Grain Refinement of Al-Si Cast Alloys

2013 ◽  
Vol 765 ◽  
pp. 311-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro Bolzoni ◽  
Magdalena Nowak ◽  
N. Hari Babu
Keyword(s):  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Master Alloy ◽  
Intermetallic Phases ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Grain Refiner ◽  
Casting Alloys ◽  
Alloy Addition ◽  
Cast Alloys ◽  
The Impact

The grain refinement practice using Ti based chemical additions is well established for wrought Al alloys, especially in the last few decades. In the case of Al-Si casting alloys the practice of adding grain refiners and the impact on castability is not well established in industries. The main reason is the chemical instability of conventionally known Ti based grain refiner which reacts with silicon forming intermetallic phases. Recently, researchers at Brunel University have identified a novel chemical composition that can refine the grain structure of Al-Si alloys in an effective way. Over the last year, this novel grain refiner in the form of master alloy was developed and tested in various Al-Si cast alloys that are commonly used in industry. Significant grain refinement is obtained when the master alloy is added to the liquid metal prior to casting. Moreover, the grain size of the Al-Si cast alloys is observed to be less sensitive to cooling rate when the master alloy is added. In this work, the influence of addition of the master alloy on microstructural evolution of various Al-Si alloys cast under various cooling rates is presented.

Grain refinement of Mg–Al alloys with Al4C3–SiC/Al master alloy

2004 ◽  
Vol 58 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 1282-1287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhui Liu ◽  
Xiangfa Liu ◽  
Bian Xiufang
Keyword(s):  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Master Alloy ◽  
Al Alloys

scholarly journals Grain Refinement of AZ91 Magnesium Alloy Induced by Al-V-B Master Alloy

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Chang ◽  
Yanping Shen ◽  
Yueying Su ◽  
Long Zhao ◽  
Yunhu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Master Alloy ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Az91 Alloy ◽  
Grain Refiner ◽  
Az91 Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Master Alloys ◽  
Az91 Magnesium

It has long been recognized that grain refinement of Mg-Al alloys is difficult, although various methods have been tried. In the present paper, a novel grain refiner, Al-3.4V-1B master alloy, has been developed to refine the as-cast AZ91 alloy. A comparative study on grain refinement effects of Al-3.4V-1B, Al-5V, and Al-3Ti-1B master alloys was performed under the same solidification conditions. It is shown that Al-3.4V-1B master alloy not only has significant grain refinement ability, but also keeps stable anti-fading capacity with holding time up to 2 h. Based on the analysis of grain refinement, VB2 particles introduced by Al-3.4V-1B master alloy are the heterogeneous nuclei for AZ91 alloy.

scholarly journals Development of New Oxide Based Master Alloys and their Grain Refinement Potency in Aluminium Alloys

2015 ◽  
Vol 828-829 ◽  
pp. 23-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vadakke Madam Sreekumar ◽  
N. Hari Babu ◽  
Dmitry G. Eskin ◽  
Z. Fan
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Master Alloy ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Ultrasonic Cavitation ◽  
Size Reduction ◽  
Refinement Efficiency ◽  
Master Alloys

In this study, grain refinement efficiency of a new oxide master alloy based on MgAl2O4 was demonstrated in Al alloys. The grain size of the reference alloy was reduced by 50-60% with the addition of the master alloy and introduction of ultrasonic cavitation. While cooling rate has an influence on the grain size reduction, higher levels of addition of master alloy was found to be not effective in further reducing the grain size.

The influence of gadolinium on Al–Ti–C master alloy and its refining effect on AZ31 magnesium alloy

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenxue Fan ◽  
Hai Hao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Magnesium Alloys ◽  
Master Alloy ◽  
Cast Alloy ◽  
Az31 Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Synthesis Mechanism ◽  
Refining Effect ◽  
Master Alloys

Abstract Grain refinement has a significant influence on the improvement of mechanical properties of magnesium alloys. In this study, a series of Al–Ti–C-xGd (x = 0, 1, 2, 3) master alloys as grain refiners were prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis. The synthesis mechanism of the Al–Ti–C-xGd master alloy was analyzed. The effects of Al–Ti–C-xGd master alloys on the grain refinement and mechanical properties of AZ31 (Mg-3Al-1Zn-0.4Mn) magnesium alloys were investigated. The results show that the microstructure of the Al–Ti–C-xGd alloy contains α-Al, TiAl3, TiC and the core–shell structure TiAl3/Ti2Al20Gd. The refining effect of the prepared Al–Ti–C–Gd master alloy is obviously better than that of Al–Ti–C master alloy. The grain size of AZ31 magnesium alloy was reduced from 323 μm to 72 μm when adding 1 wt.% Al–Ti–C-2Gd master alloy. In the same condition, the ultimate tensile strength and elongation of as-cast alloy were increased from 130 MPa, 7.9% to 207 MPa, 16.6% respectively.

scholarly journals The Interactions Between Oxide Film Inclusions and Inoculation Particles TiB2 in Aluminum Melt

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawei Yang ◽  
Sarina Bao ◽  
Shahid Akhtar ◽  
Yanjun Li
Keyword(s):  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Master Alloy ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Oxide Films ◽  
Grain Refiner ◽  
Particle Sedimentation ◽  
Aluminum Melt ◽  
Refinement Efficiency ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Commercial Purity Aluminum

AbstractIn this work, a systematic study on the interactions between aluminum oxide films and TiB2 grain refiner particles and their effect on grain refinement behavior have been conducted. Oxide films were introduced into a commercial purity aluminum melt by adding AA 6061 alloy chips while the grain refiner particles were introduced by adding Al-3T-1B master alloy. Strong sedimentation of TiB2 grain refiner particles was observed in aluminum melt without chip addition during long-time settling. Most of the TiB2 particles were settled and accumulated at the bottom of crucible. In contrast, the sedimentation of TiB2 particles is much less in the melt with the addition of oxide films. A large fraction of TiB2 particles were found to be adhered to the oxide films located at the top part of the crucible, which inhibited the sedimentation of grain refiner particles. TP-1 type tests were also done to study the grain refinement efficiency of Al-3Ti-1B master alloy under different melt cleanliness and settling time. It is found that sedimentation of TiB2 particles greatly reduces the grain refinement efficiency. The introduction of oxide films seems to slightly alleviate the fading effect. This is owing to the strong adherence between the oxide films and TiB2 particles, which leads to a retardation of particle sedimentation.

Effect of Composite Master Alloy on Mechanical Properties and Electrochemical Corrosion of ZL101 Alloy

2013 ◽  
Vol 749 ◽  
pp. 407-413
Author(s):  
Hong Xu ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Ji Ping Ren ◽  
Min Peng ◽  
Shi Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Master Alloy ◽  
Mass Fraction ◽  
Electrochemical Corrosion ◽  
Corrosion Performance ◽  
Obvious Effect ◽  
Mechanical Properties And Corrosion

The mechanical properties and corrosion performances of the ZL101 alloy modified by the composite master alloy were investigated. The results showed that the master alloy had not only obvious effect of grain refinement, but also a significant role in refining dendrite grain of ZL101 alloy. The grain size decreased dramatically from 150μm to 62μm when the addition of composite master alloy is up to 0.5%(mass fraction) and the temperature is 720 for 30 minutes,. Its tensile strength and elongation increased by 27% and 42% respectively. The grain refinement of ZL101 alloy decreased its corrosion performance. The morphology of Si changed into globular from needle modified by NaF, instead of AlTiB.

Effect of Al-3Nb-1B Master Alloy on the Grain Refinement of AZ91D Magnesium Alloy

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1999-2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Wei Zhou ◽  
Penghe Hu ◽  
Quan Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Master Alloy ◽  
Az91d Magnesium Alloy

Nano-Refinement, Nano-Consolidation: Different Fabrication Routes of Nano-Crystalline Aluminium Alloys

2010 ◽  
Vol 667-669 ◽  
pp. 87-90
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Lewandowska ◽  
Henryk Dybiec ◽  
Mariusz Kulczyk ◽  
Jerzy Latuch ◽  
Krzysztof J. Kurzydlowski
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Melt Spinning ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Grain Boundary Character ◽  
Nano Structures ◽  
Nano Crystalline ◽  
Grain Size And Shape ◽  
Rapidly Solidified ◽  
Warm Extrusion

The aim of the present work was to compare microstructures and mechanical properties of nano-Al alloys fabricated by two different methods: (i) SPD induced grain refinement, (ii) plastic consolidation of nano-powders or nano-crystalline ribbons. SPD grain refinement has been implemented by hydrostatic extrusion, HE. The ribbons were rapidly solidified using a melt spinning methods. Plastic consolidation of powder and ribbons was conducted by warm extrusion. The results of the studies show that by applying various fabrication routes for a given chemical composition, diverse nano-structures can be obtained, which differ in terms of grain size and shape, grain boundary character and dislocation density. As a result, the alloys also differ significantly in the mechanical properties. The findings are discussed in terms of the possibilities for optimizing properties of the bulk-nano-metals.

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