Effect of Silicon on the Microstructure, Tensile Properties and Hot Tearing Susceptibility of AZ91E Alloy

Abstract:

This Research Focused on Studying the Effect of Silicon on the Hot Tearing Susceptibility of Permanent Mould Cast AZ91E Magnesium Alloy. Varying Amounts of Silicon (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 Wt.%) Were Added to AZ91E in the Form of an Al-53 Wt.% Si Master Alloy. the Microstructure, Grain Size and Solidification Behavior of each Alloy Were Characterized and Related to their Tensile Properties and Hot Tearing Susceptibility. the Results Showed that the Tensile Strength and the Elongation of AZ91 Alloy Decreased with the Addition of Silicon at Room Temperature, due to the Formation of Chinese Script Mg2si Particles. however, Silicon Significantly Reduced the Hot Tearing Susceptibility of AZ91E. this Was Attributed to the Reduction of the Grain Size and the Decreased Freezing Range of AZ91E, which Contributed to Improve the Interdendritic Feeding during the Last Stage of Solidification.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 706-709)
• Pages: 3046-3051
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.706-709.3046
• Online since: January 2012
• Authors: Comondore Ravindran, Sophie Lun Sin
• Keywords: Alloying, Castability, Grain Size, Hot Tearing, Intermetallic, Magnesium Alloy, Microstructure, Silicon, Tensile Properties, Thermal Analysis

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