Roll Casting of Al-Mg-Si Alloy

Abstract:

The aluminum alloy Al–5%Mg–2%Si, the chemical content of which is close to that of the Magsimal-59 aluminum alloy commonly for die casting, was successfully cast into strips using a vertical high-speed twin-roll caster at a speed of 30 m/min. This means that Al–5%Mg–2%Si is suitable for the high-speed twin roll-casting. The as-cast Al–5%Mg–2%Si strip was then successfully cold-rolled to a thickness of 0.7 mm. Tension and cup tests were conducted on the cold-rolled annealed strips. The tensile stress was 205 MPa and the elongation was 20% for a thickness of 1 mm. The limiting drawing ratio was 2.0 at a 0.7 mm thickness. The present results demonstrates that Al–5%Mg–2%Si can be used for die casting and sheet forming. This means that use of this alloy for both sheet forming and die casting could eliminate the need for the separation of wrought aluminum alloys from cast aluminum prior to processing at recycling plants.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 880)
• Pages: 3-8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.880.3
• Online since: March 2021
• Authors: Toshio Haga*, Keisuke Oida, Hisaki Watari, Shinichi Nishida
• Keywords: Al-Mg-Si, Cup Test, Single Roll Caster, Twin Roll Caster

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