The work is devoted to monitoring and studying the principles of obtaining creep-resistant Al-based alloys. It is shown that aluminum alloys are constantly expanding their application fields. At the same time, the requirements for a number of aluminum alloys are also growing, which determines their wider use in extreme conditions and, in particular, at elevated temperatures. Examples of parts and details, made of such materials, are used in car engines and special equipment, turbine impellers, parts of heat exchangers and collectors, fittings, cladding elements, and casing parts for aviation and space purposes, etc. Development and production of new creep-resistant materials on the basis of aluminum with the increased level of operational characteristics demands detailed studying of mechanisms and ways maintenance of their optimum structural-phase conditions and finding of effective ways to produce them. The presented work considers the existing methods and principles of efficient creep-resistant aluminum alloys production, among which the greatest attention is paid to the principles of production of cast alloys, as the most profitable in terms of mass production and economic efficiency. It was shown that the main principles of achieving this goal include: the use of alloying elements (Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) and modifiers (Ti, Zr, Mo, Hf), which will promote the formation of stable insoluble phases with low diffusion activity and noticeable cubic or close to cubic morphology in a metal matrix of the alloy; Creation of eutectic alloys, including silicon-free compositions, which would consist a large proportion of high-temperature phases with favorable morphology; The temperature of the eutectic transformation should be as high as possible; Introduction of technological principles of melts casting and preparation, that are able to effectively grind the structure of the alloy and increase the solubility of insoluble components by creating specific thermodynamic conditions.
Manufacturing and research of complex Al-12Ti-8Zr master-alloy structure and efficiency
Алюмінієві сплави залишаються одними з найбільш уживаних матеріалів сучасності. Важливою технологічною перевагою цього виду матеріалів є простота і доцільність їх рециклінгу та повторного використання. Проте, саме під час переробки алюмінієвих сплавів вони насичуються домішками, які шкідливо впливають на структурно-фазові характеристики і механічні властивості литих виробів. Особливо шкідливою домішкою можна вважати залізо, вміст якого збільшується із кожним циклом переробки. До певної концентрації (~ 1 %мас.) залізо можна вважати корисним через зменшення пригару до сталевих прес-форм під час лиття під тиском. В інших випадках роль заліза негативна. Через свою нульову розчинність майже все залізо в алюмінії утворює інтерметалічні фази різного складу
The work is devoted to the Al-10Mo electron-beam prepared master-alloy modifying phases dissolution and assimilation features determination. It is shown that the obtained master-alloy is characterized by uniform distribution and high dispersion of molybdenum aluminide particles. When studying the process of dissolving the master-alloy in pure aluminum, it was determined that the time of modification of the melt more than 20 minutes at a temperature of 740 ± 10 ° C leads to the most complete destruction of the original intermetallics Al22Mo5 and Al17Mo4 and the formation of smaller and evenly distributed particles Al5Mo and Al12Mo with dimensions about 2 μm. As the molybdenum content decreases, the dispersion of the modifying phases and the uniformity of their distribution increase. Increasing the temperature and exposure time do not improve the assimilation of the modifier. The Al-10Mo master-alloy, obtained in the conditions of electron-beam casting technology, has a number of characteristics that allow to consider it as more efficient and cost-effective, compared to known analogues. This is due to the much higher concentration of molybdenum in the modifier (10% wt.), as well as fine dispersion and uniform distribution of the modifying phases. The nonequilibrium composition of aluminides inherent in the ligatures obtained under these conditions contributes to their significant grinding and refining after addition into aluminum melts. The stoichiometry of the phases from Al22Mo5 and Al17Mo4 changes to Al12Mo, which serve as crystallization centers and have a size of about 1 μm, dissolves and changes. The example of industrial casting alloy AlSi9Cu3 shows complete and effective assimilation of the master-alloy in a short time of 5 minutes at a temperature of 740 ± 10 ° C. Such indicators are more economic, in comparison with standard industrial ones, for which both higher temperature of melt preparing ant longer lifetime in liquid state after modification are necessary. Keywords: master-alloys, Al-Mo, modifications, aluminum alloys, AlSi9Cu3, resource saving.
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