Influence of Aging Temperatures and Times on Mechanical Properties of Vacuum High Pressure Die Cast Aluminum Alloy A356

Abstract:

In this study a number of thermal treatment schemes over a wide range of temperatures between 120˚ to 350˚ C and times (30 120 minutes) have been experimented in an effort to understand the effect of thermal treatment on tensile properties of vacuum die cast modified aluminum alloy A356. The results show that, the morphology of eutectic silicon has a sound effect on the tensile properties of the tested alloy. The content of magnesium-based intermetallic phases, their morphology and distribution throughout the matrix affect the mechanical properties of the aged alloy as well. The reduction in the strengths of the alloy treated at 350°C for two hours should be at least attributed partly to the absence of the magnesium-based intermetallic phase. However the presence of sufficient amount of magnesium intermetallic phase had played important role in strengthening the alloy thermally treated at 200°C for 90 minutes.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 445)
• Pages: 277-282
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.445.277
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Xue Zhi Zhang, Kazi Ahmmed, Meng Wang, Henry Hu
• Keywords: Aluminium Alloy, Heat Treatment, High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC), Vacuum

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