Semisolid Casting and Die Casting of Al-4.8%Mg-2%Si Alloy

Abstract:

An aluminum alloy, Al–4.8%Mg–2%Si, was cast by die casting and thixocasting, and the properties of the cast specimens were investigated. When the poured molten metal temperature was lower than 640 °C during die casting, it was lower than the liquidus temperature, and the metal became a semisolid slurry in the sleeve of the die casting machine; this fulfills the conditions for rheocasting. A tension test was conducted to investigate the effects of semisolid casting on the mechanical properties of Al–4.8%Mg–2%Si. The ultimate tensile strength and elongation of the ingots cast by die casting and rheocasting were affected by the size of ingot. When the ingot had a circular base of 4.5 mm diameter, the ultimate tensile strength and elongation were excellent; however, when the cross section of the ingot was a square with a side length of 20 mm, the tensile strength and elongation were inferior. The thixocasting was conducted using square ingots with a side length of 20 mm, and the tensile strength and elongation were poor in this case as well. The results of this study demonstrate that semisolid casting cannot improve the mechanical properties of Al–4.8%Mg–2%Si ingots with a high thickness. Semisolid casting cannot produce fine-grained Mg₂Si, and the mechanical properties of the material could not be improved by this casting method.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 327)
• Pages: 172-177
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.327.172
• Online since: January 2022
• Authors: Toshio Haga*, Shinichiro Imamura, Ryota Miwa, Hiroshi Fuse
• Keywords: Al-4.8%Mg-2%Si Alloy, Die Casting, Rheocasting, Semisolid, Thixocasting

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