The Influence of the Al-Ti-B/Al-Sr Modification on the Microstructure and Properties of the Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy in Automotive Piston

Abstract:

By using some types of means such as Optical Microscope (OM), Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM), the testing of tensile mechanical properties and the testing of friction and wear, the impacts of the Al-5Ti-1B and Al-20Sr modification on the Al-16Si-4Cu-0.5Mg-0.2Mn alloy microstructure, mechanical properties and friction properties are researched. The results turn out that the modification can significantly refine the primary silicon and the eutectic silicon in the alloy, the Al-5Ti-1B mainly refined the primary silicon in the alloy, the Al-20Sr refined the eutectic silicon; the alloy’s effect of refinement after compound modification is better than that in separate metamorphism. Modification can improve the tensile strength and elongation of the alloy: the tensile strength of the alloy has been increased by 65MPa after its compound modification; also the elongation by 0.4%. Modification can improve wear-resisting property of the alloy and also its effect of compound modification is better than that of separate metamorphism. The modification mechanism of Al-5Ti-1B is that Al3Ti and TiB2 belongs to heterogeneous nucleation; while the modification mechanism of Al-20Sr is that the strontium changes the growth pattern of Si phase.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 744)
• Pages: 339-344
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.744.339
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Meng Xiang Liu, Jian Mei Chen
• Keywords: Friction Properties, Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy, Mechanical Property, Microstructure, Ompound Modification

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