Effect of thermal exposure on microstructure and high-temperature fatigue life of Al-Si piston alloys

Autor: F. Xia, X.S. Gao, M.X. Liang, Y.C. Guo, J.P. Li, Z. Yang, J.L. Wang, L.L. Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol 9, Iss 6, Pp 12926-12935 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2238-7854
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.09.018
Popis: A very effective approach is proposed here to increase the high-temperature fatigue life of an Al-Si piston alloy. Compared with traditional T6 heat treatment, the high-temperature fatigue life can be improved by three times of magnitude with thermal exposure treatment, which reduces the negative effects of gradually decreasing high-temperature fatigue life due to over-aging of piston durability. Specimens heat-treated by various processes have been tested in a rotating bending test machine under conditions of 50 MPa, 350 °C, and 80 Hz to observe the effects of thermal exposure on microstructure and high-temperature fatigue life. The thermal exposure treatment provides an effective method to optimize Si and the thermally stable phases of δ-Al3CuNi and γ-Al7Cu4Ni. It is one of the most important methods for improving the high- temperature fatigue life of an Al-Si piston alloy.
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