Characterization of the Morphology of Si in the Modified Al-Si Alloys

Abstract:

One of the methods of melt-treatment of Al-Si alloys is the modification that plays a very significant role in the development of (mechanical) properties of finished product. There are a lot of well-known processes for the investigation of effectiveness of modification but an objective, exact result cannot be obtained in each case by using these methods. The method suitable for the classifi-cation of modification worked out by us was developed by integrating two methods namely the comparison by means of etalon-images and the integration of measurement of morphological pa-rameters. This method is relatively simple, does not demand lots of measurements and gives reliable results.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 649)
• Pages: 177-182
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.649.177
• Online since: May 2010
• Authors: Gréta Gergely, Zoltán Gácsi
• Keywords: Al-Si Alloy, Modification, Strontium

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