Research into the Aluminum-Zirconium Alloys Dedicated for Electirical Purposes

Abstract:

The discussed subject matter concerns the influence of two kinds of Al-Zr alloy production technologies on the properties of the wires dedicated for electrical purposes. The paper presents research and the analysis of the research into the influence of the production technology and the processing technology on the ingot wires made from the heat resistant Al-Zr alloys as well as on the characteristics of the properties of the examined materials with the focus on the electrical and mechanical properties and their microstructure analysis. The materials subject to the mechanical and physicochemical research were materials manufactured in industrial and laboratory conditions in the form of the wire rod and cast bars as well as wires of various diameters drawn from them. The research concerned six Al-Zr alloys with the zirconium content from 0.05 to 0.32% of the mass.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 641)
• Pages: 47-55
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.641.47
• Online since: April 2015
• Authors: Marzena Piwowarska-Uliasz*, Tadeusz Knych, Piotr Uliasz
• Keywords: Al₃Zr Phase, Al-Zr Alloys, Continuous Casting Technologies, Drawing Process, Resistivity

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