Effect of Ingate Length on Microstructure and Properties of Semi-Solid Squeeze Casting CuSn10P1 Alloy

Abstract:

It is easy to occur solid-liquid separation during semi-solid rheological forming, which leads to poor uniformity of microstructure and properties and limits its application in high strength and toughness parts. In this paper, a semi-solid CuSn10P1 alloy slurry was prepared by an enclosed cooling slope channel (for short ECSC). The effect of ingate length on microstructure and properties by semi-solid squeeze casting was studied. The results showed that the proper increase of the length of the ingate is beneficial to improve the uniformity of the microstructure and properties of the semi-solid squeeze casting. The microstructure uniformity and properties are the best when the ingate length is 20mm. The ultimate tensile strength and elongation of semi-solid squeeze casting CuSn10P1 alloy with 20 mm ingate length reached 419.2 MPa and 13.4%.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 347)
• Pages: 115-120
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-hSie5Y
• Online since: August 2023
• Authors: Hao Zhang, Yong Kun Li*, Zhao Qiang Li, Qian Shi Wang, Ling Zhi Xie, Ling Zhi Zhang, Rong Feng Zhou, Han Xiao
• Keywords: CuSn10P1 Alloy, Ingate Length, Microstructure, Properties, Semi-Solid, Squeeze Casting

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