Application of cast Al–Si alloys in internal combustion engine components

M Javidani, D Larouche - International Materials Reviews, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Excellent thermal conductivity and lower density make Al–Si alloys a suitable alternative for
cast iron in the fabrication of engine components. The increase in the maximum operation …

Influence of Mg and solution heat treatment on the occurrence of incipient melting in Al–Si–Cu–Mg cast alloys

AMA Mohamed, FH Samuel - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2012 - Elsevier
This article was undertaken to investigate the effects of single-step and two-step solution
treatment on the occurrence of incipient melting in experimental and industrial 319 alloys …

Effects of solution heat treatment time on the as-quenched microstructure, hardness and electrical conductivity of B319 aluminum alloy

E Vandersluis, C Ravindran - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In Al-Si-Cu alloys, solution heat treatment promotes several microstructural
transformations that influence both hardness and conductivity. Dissolution, spheroidization …

Interactions between Fe-rich intermetallics and Mg-Si phase in Al-7Si-xMg alloys

X Wu, H Zhang, Z Ma, T Tao, J Gui, W Song… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper investigated the influences of Mg level (0.3 wt%-0.6 wt%) and heat treatment
process on the phase transformation of Mg-Si phase and Fe-rich intermetallics of low …

Optimization of A354 Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloy heat treatment: Effect on microstructure, hardness, and tensile properties of peak aged and overaged alloy

S Toschi - Metals, 2018 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present work is the study of T6 heat treatment of A354 (Al-Si-Cu-Mg) casting
alloy. The heat treatment was optimized by maximizing mechanical strength of the alloy …

Microstructural evolution during semisolid processing of Al–Si–Cu alloy with different Mg contents

KS Alhawari, MZ Omar, MJ Ghazali, MS Salleh… - … of Nonferrous Metals …, 2017 - Elsevier
A series of Al–6Si–3Cu–(0.3–2) Mg alloys were produced by a conventional casting
process. Cooling slope technique was employed to produce feedstocks before they were …

Effect of strontium and magnesium additions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Al–12Si alloys

AP Hekimoğlu, M Çalış, G Ayata - Metals and Materials International, 2019 - Springer
In this study, a binary Al–12Si, eight ternary Al–12Si–Sr, and six quaternary Al–12Si–0.1 Sr–
(0.2–1) Mg alloys were produced by permanent mold casting. It was observed that …

An overview of the interactions between reinforcements and Al matrices with Si, Cu and Mg as Alloying elements in Aluminum matrix composites: case of oxide …

CT Guerrero, F González, TE Soto, C Aguilar… - Materials …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract Oxides (Al2O3, SiO2, TiO2, ZrO2, Y2O3, CeO2, MgO) are among the most used
reinforcements for Aluminum Matrix Composites (AMC); while the combination of Al with Si …

Towards strength-ductility synergy through an optimized two-stage solution treatment in Al–7Si–3Cu-0.5 Mg alloys

X Yang, C Xu, G Lu, S Guan - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2022 - Elsevier
In order to obtain superior mechanical properties, the incipient melting and maximum
dissolution of Cu-containing phases, spheroidization and coarsening of eutectic Si phase in …

Effect of cooling rate and Mg content on the Al–Si eutectic for Al–Si–Cu–Mg alloys

I Aguilera-Luna, MJ Castro-Román… - Materials …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study investigates and clarifies the qualitative and quantitative effects of Mg content and
cooling rate (ranging from 0.5 to 4° C/s), on the modification of the silicon eutectic structure …