Grain refinement of cast Mg-Al alloys
| Autor: | Eiichiro Sato, Yousuke Tamura, Norio Kono, Tetsuichi Motegi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals. 48:395-399 |
| ISSN: | 1880-8018 0451-5994 |
| DOI: | 10.2464/jilm.48.395 |
| Popis: | To understand the grain refinement mechanisms by C addition and superheating of Mg–Al system alloys, two kinds of experiments were performed. In the first experiment, a commercial AZ91E magnesium alloy was melted and C2Cl6 was added as a carbon nucleant at 1023 K. In the second experiment, normal-purity and high-purity Mg–Al alloys containing 5.6 to 14.1%Al made of 99.9 and 99.99%Mg and 99.99 and 99.999%Al were superheated at 1123 K for 900 s before casting. Metallographic examinations were performed to clarify the solidified structures. In the addition of carbon, rod-like subsance as nucleants could be observed in each grain. EPMA analysis indicated that rod-like subatance was constituted of Al, C and O. The grain refinement of high-purity Mg–Al alloys occur without the superheating. Therefore it is difficult to evaluate the effect of impurities on superheating. In high-purity Mg–Al alloys, however, it seems that minute amount of C is responsible for grain refinement. |
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