Effects of Different Sr Additions on As Cast Microstructure and Tensile Properties of AS31 Alloy

2014 ◽  
Vol 788 ◽  
pp. 110-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Xue Zhou ◽  
Dong Qing Zhao ◽  
Jin Wei Wang ◽  
Shou Qiu Tang ◽  
Wei Hong Li

Effects of different Sr additions (0.1%-1%Sr, mass fraction) on as-cast microstructure and tensile properties both at ambient temperature and elevated temperature of AS31 magnesium alloy were studied. The experimental results show that the addition of Sr could refine the grain size obviously and modify the eutectic Mg2Si from Chinese script shape to polyhedral shape or fine fibers shape. The addition of Sr to AS31 alloy improved the tensile strength at ambient temperature, and the ultimate strength at 150°C first decrease and then increase with the Sr addition increase from 0.1% to 1%Sr.

2014 ◽  
Vol 697 ◽  
pp. 67-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Wei Wang ◽  
Ji Xue Zhou ◽  
Bai Chang Ma ◽  
Shou Qiu Tang ◽  
Fu Min Chu ◽  
...  

Melt holding time has important influences on the modification effect of Sr modified AS31 alloy. Effects of different melt holding time (30min, 60min, 90min and 120min) at 700°C on as cast microstructure and tensile properties both at ambient temperature and elevated temperature of Sr-modified AS31 alloy were studied. There exist polyhedral shape, fine fibers shape and a few Chinese script Mg2Si particles in Sr-modified AS31 alloys. And the average grain size is smallest in Sr-modified AS31 alloys with holding time at 700°C for 30min. The ultimate strength, yield strength and elongation at both ambient temperature and 150°C decrease gradually when the melt holding time increases from 30min to 120min. In the process of smelting of Sr-modified AS31. The burning loss of Sr element becomes more serious with the prolongation of melt holding time, which contributes to the modification effect reducing.


2014 ◽  
Vol 915-916 ◽  
pp. 583-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Wei Wang ◽  
Ji Xue Zhou ◽  
Shou Qiu Tang ◽  
Fu Min Chu ◽  
Yuan Sheng Yang

Casting temperature has important influence on microstructure and tensile properties of casting products. Effects of different casting temperatures (670°C, 700°C, 730°C and 760°C) on as cast microstructure and tensile properties both at ambient temperature and elevated temperature of AS31-0.1%Sr (mass fraction) alloy were studied.The experimental results show that there exist polyhedral shape, fine fibers shape and a few Chinese script Mg2Si particles in AS31-0.1%Sr alloys. The grains at the casting temperature of 700°C are finest. The ultimate strength,yield strength and elongation at both ambient temperature and 150°C first increase when the casting temperature increases from 670°C to 700°C and then decrease with the casting temperature continuously increasing to 760°C.


2012 ◽  
Vol 706-709 ◽  
pp. 3046-3051
Author(s):  
Comondore Ravindran ◽  
Sophie Lun Sin

This Research Focused on Studying the Effect of Silicon on the Hot Tearing Susceptibility of Permanent Mould Cast AZ91E Magnesium Alloy. Varying Amounts of Silicon (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 Wt.%) Were Added to AZ91E in the Form of an Al-53 Wt.% Si Master Alloy. the Microstructure, Grain Size and Solidification Behavior of each Alloy Were Characterized and Related to their Tensile Properties and Hot Tearing Susceptibility. the Results Showed that the Tensile Strength and the Elongation of AZ91 Alloy Decreased with the Addition of Silicon at Room Temperature, due to the Formation of Chinese Script Mg2si Particles. however, Silicon Significantly Reduced the Hot Tearing Susceptibility of AZ91E. this Was Attributed to the Reduction of the Grain Size and the Decreased Freezing Range of AZ91E, which Contributed to Improve the Interdendritic Feeding during the Last Stage of Solidification.


2015 ◽  
Vol 816 ◽  
pp. 465-469
Author(s):  
Ji Xue Zhou ◽  
Jin Wei Wang ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Shou Qiu Tang ◽  
Wei Hong Li ◽  
...  

Effects of different species of Sr additives (pure Sr, cast Mg-10Sr block, Ф10mm extruded Al-10Sr bar) on as-cast microstructure and tensile properties both at ambient temperature and elevated temperature of AS31 alloy were studied. The experimental results showed that pure Sr, Mg-10Sr, Al-10Sr additions all could refine the grains of AS31 alloy obviously, modify the eutectic Mg2Si particles and strengthen AS31 alloy. Al-10Sr is most effective to refine microstructure and improve mechanical properties of AS31 alloy.


2007 ◽  
Vol 546-549 ◽  
pp. 305-310
Author(s):  
Bao Yi Yu ◽  
Yu Ying Li ◽  
Hong Wu Song ◽  
Xiao Guang Yuan ◽  
Zhen Liu

Microstructures and tensile properties of Mg-8Zn-4Al-xCax=0.6wt.%, 1.0wt.%, 1.3wt.%, named as alloy 1#, 2# and 3# , respectively)extruded magnesium alloy tube were studied at room and elevated temperature. The results show that Ca can increase tensile strength of the alloy at 150 and 200°C significantly. At the temperature of 200°C, alloy 3# achieved optimal tensile properties, of which the ultimate tensile strength, the yield strength and the elongation were 165.8MPa, 108.7Mpa and 41.5% respectively. Compared with the properties of as cast ZAC8506 Magnesium alloy, it is shown that the tensile properties of alloy 3# are much higher than that of ZAC8506 at both room temperature and 150°C. Alloy 3# also gets better tensile performance than AZ91D extruded tube produced in the same way at the temperature of 200°C Mg2Al3 and Ca2Mg5Zn13 phases are found in the microstructure which should contribute to the higher performance of alloy 3# at elevated temperature


1967 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. Montano

The mechanical properties of 2219-T87 and 2219-T6 aluminum were determined after soak times from 0 to 300 sec at temperatures from 300 deg F (149 deg C) to 600 deg F (316 deg C). Specimens were tested also at ambient temperatures after a soaking period of 300 sec at temperatures of 200 deg F (93 deg C) to 700 deg F (371 deg C). In general, the tensile strength of the 2219 aluminum alloy decreased with increasing temperature. The tensile properties were not significantly influenced by variations in the soak times used through 500 deg F (260 deg C). At 600 deg F (316 deg C), increasing the soak time affected the strength slightly. For relatively short time exposures, this material can be recommended for load-bearing applications to 400 deg F (204 deg C), at which temperature 70 percent of the ambient temperature strength is still retained. When tested at ambient temperature after exposure to 400 deg F (204 deg C) for 300 sec, 2219-T87 retained approximately 97 percent of its original ambient temperature strength.


2011 ◽  
Vol 686 ◽  
pp. 125-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Xue Zhou ◽  
Yuan Sheng Yang ◽  
Shou Qiu Tang ◽  
Chang Wen Tian

The effect of Sr addition on the as-cast microstructure of AS31 alloy was studied. The experimental results show that the grain size decreased obviously from 1116μm to 221μm for AS31 alloy with addition of 0.05%Sr, and promote the formation of globular grains. The morphology of eutectic Mg2Si phase is changed from Chinese script to polyhedral shape or fine fibers shape. The grain refinement mechanism is attributed to the enrichment of Sr element at solidification interface front, which restricts the growth of α-Mg primary dendrite. The modification of the eutectic Mg2Si phases results from the dissociative Sr changing the preferred growth manner of them.


2013 ◽  
Vol 749 ◽  
pp. 407-413
Author(s):  
Hong Xu ◽  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Ji Ping Ren ◽  
Min Peng ◽  
Shi Yang ◽  
...  

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.


2010 ◽  
Vol 667-669 ◽  
pp. 457-461
Author(s):  
Wei Guo ◽  
Qu Dong Wang ◽  
Man Ping Liu ◽  
Tao Peng ◽  
Xin Tao Liu ◽  
...  

Cyclic channel die compression (CCDC) of AZ31-1.7 wt.% Si alloy was performed up to 5 passes at 623 K in order to investigate the microstructure and mechanical properties of compressed alloys. The results show that multi-pass CCDC is very effective to refine the matrix grain and Mg2Si phases. After the alloy is processed for 5 passes, the mean grain size decreases from 300 μm of as-cast to 8 μm. Both dendritic and Chinese script type Mg2Si phases break into small polygonal pieces and distribute uniformly in the matrix. The tensile strength increases prominently from 118 MPa to 216 MPa, whereas the hardness of alloy deformed 5 passes only increase by 8.4% compared with as-cast state.


2010 ◽  
Vol 97-101 ◽  
pp. 153-157
Author(s):  
Tao Wang ◽  
Hong Zhen Guo ◽  
Jian Hua Zhang ◽  
Ze Kun Yao

The microstructures and room temperature and 600°C tensile properties of Ti-5.8Al-4.0Sn-4.0Zr-0.7Nb -0.4Si-1.5Ta alloy after isothermal forging have been studied. The forging temperature range was from 850°C to 1075°C, and the constant strain rate of 8×10-3/S-1 was adopted. With the increase of forging temperature, the volume fraction of primary α phase decreased and the lamellar α phase became thicker when the temperatures were in range of 850°C -1040°C; The grain size became uneven and the α phase had different forms when the forging temperature was 1040°C and 1075°C respectively; The tensile strength was not sensitive to the temperature and the most difference was within 20MPa. Tensile strength and yield strength attained to the maximum when temperature was 1020°C; the ductility decreased with the increase of forging temperature, and this trend became more obvious if forging temperature was above the β-transus temperature.


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