Effect of Solid Solution Treatment on the Phase-Selective Recrystallization of Cast Al-Si Alloy
Author of the article:1. State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 7
Author's Workplace:1. State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China; 2. Yunhang Times Technology Co., Ltd., Chongqing 401135, China
Key Words: cast Al-Si alloy; phase-selective recrystallization; solid solution treatment; silicon phase morphology regulation; precipitation strengthening
Abstract:
Phase-selective recrystallization in Al-Si alloys is based on the principle of strain distribution to achieve
recrystallization of the soft phase and recovery of the hard phase, thereby spheroidizing the silicon phase and refining the
aluminium phase. After phase-selective recrystallization treatment, the alloy exhibits a high work hardening rate and
elongation. Solid solution treatment, which interacts with phase-selective recrystallization, is an important step in
strengthening and toughening aluminium alloys. On the one hand, the initial structure has a certain influence on the strain
distribution of phase-selective recrystallization; on the other hand, the solid solution process of aluminium alloys can affect
the precipitation strengthening effect. Therefore, the influence of the morphology of the eutectic silicon phase on
phase-selective recrystallization during the solid solution process of a cast Al-7Si-0.65Mg alloy was explored in
combination with aging precipitation to increase the alloy strength and toughness. The results show that a 0.5 h short solid
solution treatment can maintain a clear and non-dispersed framework structure of eutectic silicon particles in phase-selective
recrystallized alloys, while increasing the Si and Mg contents in the matrix promotes the precipitation of the Mg2
Si
strengthening phase, resulting in a yield strength of 300 MPa and an elongation after fracture of 9.5% , which is
significantly better than that of the traditional T6 state.