Microstructure, Texture and Mechanical Properties of Al Alloy A380 Prepared by Directional Solidification Method

Abstract:

The mechanical properties of Al-Si alloys are affected by several microstructural features such as secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS), size and shape of eutectic Si-particles, presence of intermetallics as well as by porosity. In the current study, Al-Si-Cu alloy A380 was prepared by a unique directional solidification method to produce samples with two different SDAS of 9 μm and 27 μm. The lower solidification rate resulted in larger SDAS, larger grain size, larger eutectic Si and larger intermetallics including Fe-rich β phase. The microstructure with higher solidification rate was found to be finer and more homogeneous with smaller eutectic Si and intermetallics. The specimen with larger SDAS exhibited stronger texture than the one with smaller SDAS. The specimen with smaller SDAS showed improved mechanical properties including YS, UTS and ductility.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 287)
• Pages: 18-23
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.287.18
• Online since: February 2019
• Authors: Hemant Borkar*, Salem Seifeddine, Anders E.W. Jarfors
• Keywords: Al-Si-Cu Alloys, Electron Backscattered Diffraction, Secondary Dendrite Arm Spacing, Solidification

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