Modification of eutectic silicon in Al–Si alloys

S Hegde, KN Prabhu - Journal of materials science, 2008 - Springer
The mechanical properties of Al–Si alloys are strongly related to the size, shape and
distribution of eutectic silicon present in the microstructure In order to improve mechanical …

Relationship between the corrosion behavior and the thermal characteristics and microstructure of Mg–0.5 Ca–xZn alloys

HR Bakhsheshi-Rad, MR Abdul-Kadir, MH Idris… - Corrosion …, 2012 - Elsevier
Effects of secondary phases on corrosion behaviour of the Mg–0.5 Ca–xZn alloys were
investigated by polarization, immersion and hydrogen evolution tests. The Mg2Ca phase …

FEM simulation of quenching process in A357 aluminum alloy cylindrical bars and reduction of quench residual stress through cold stretching process

X Yang, J Zhu, Z Nong, Z Lai, D He - Computational Materials Science, 2013 - Elsevier
The quenching process of A357 aluminum alloy cylindrical bars with 80mm diameter and
with heights of 40, 80, 120, 160, 200 and 240mm were investigated by using finite element …

Determination of the heat transfer coefficient at metal–die interface of high pressure die casting process of AM50 alloy

G Zhi-peng, X Shou-mei, L Bai-Cheng, M Li… - International journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the determination of the interfacial heat transfer coefficient (IHTC) at
the metal–die interface in the high pressure die casting (HPDC) process. Experiment was …

The effect of mischmetal and heat treatment on the microstructure and tensile properties of A357 Al–Si casting alloy

GS Mousavi, M Emamy, J Rassizadehghani - Materials Science and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The effects of La-based mischmetal (MM) and heat treatment on the microstructure and
tensile properties of two different sections of A357 Al–Si casting alloy have been …

Porosity alleviation and mechanical property improvement of strontium modified A356 alloy by ultrasonic treatment

J Nampoothiri, I Balasundar, B Raj, BS Murty… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Present study investigates the role of ultrasonic treatment (UT) on microstructure
modification, porosity mitigation and their influence on mechanical properties of Sr modified …

Prediction of residual stress random fields for selective laser melted A357 aluminum alloy subjected to laser shock peening

MI Hatamleh, J Mahadevan… - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Residual stress (RS) is a major processing issue for selective laser melting (SLM) of metal
alloys. Postprocessing by way of heat treatment or hot isostatic pressing is usually required …

Effect of mixing temperature on microstructure of an Al-Si alloy prepared by controlled diffusion solidification

H Xue, T Chen, X Zhang, G Bi, Y Ma, R Guan - China Foundry, 2023 - Springer
The effects of mixing temperature, ie, the temperatures of two precursor melts (pure Al and Al-
12Si), on the temperature and solute fields of resultant mixture, the nucleation and growth …

Finite element analysis of quenching temperature field, residual stress and distortion in A357 aluminum alloy large complicated thin-wall workpieces

X Yang, J Zhu, Z Lai, LIU Yong, HE Dong… - … of Nonferrous Metals …, 2013 - Elsevier
The quenching processes of A357 aluminum alloy large complicated thin-wall workpieces
were investigated by finite element method (FEM) simulation based on ABAQUS software …

Relationship between machinability, microstructure, and mechanical properties of Al-7Si alloy

M Uludağ, Ş Yazman, L Gemi… - … of Testing and …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this work, commercially available Al-7Si alloy was used, and the microstructure was
modified by the additions of AlSr15, AlTi5B1, and Al3B. Cylindrical samples were cast into a …