1Department of Materials and Manufacturing, School of Engineering, Jönköping University, Gjuterigatan 5, P. O. Box 1026, SE-551 11, Jönköping, Sweden
2Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Dongnam Technology Application Division, Offshore Plant Resources R&D Center, #214, 1274, Jisa-dong, Gangseo-gu, Busan 618-230, Korea
Adv. Mater. Lett., 2017, 8 (6), pp 695-701
DOI: 10.5185/amlett.2017.1471
Publication Date (Web): Apr 30, 2017
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E-mail: Samuel.Awe@ju.se
In a quest for developing new lightweight metal alloys that can perform excellently at elevated-temperatures (from 300°C to 400 °C), a ternary eutectic Al-Cu-Si alloy was exploited to gain a deeper understanding of the alloy system and its suitability for high temperature applications. The studied alloys, with chemical composition of Al-27%Cu-5%Si (by weight percent) with Ni addition in the range of 0 to 1.5%wt, were cast in a rapid solidification casting technique. The solidification characteristics of the alloy was studied using the Thermo-Calc software. Microstructures were characterized in a scanning electron microscope coupled with energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM-EDS). Finally, the elevated-temperature tensile properties of the alloys were investigated. Comparing the microstructures and mechanical properties of the Al-Cu-Si(-Ni) alloys with conventional A319 Al- alloy, the refined microstructure with dispersed Ni intermetallic particles formed in the as-cast Al-Cu-Si(-Ni) alloys delivers improved elevated temperature properties. In particular, the yield strength and ultimate tensile strength of the new alloy with 1.5% Ni at 400˚C were observed to be 220% and 309% higher, respectively, than for conventional A319 reference alloy.
Eutectic composite structure, casting, solidification, elevated-temperature performance, thermo-calc, tensile properties.
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