Effects of cooling rate on morphology of eutectic Si In RE modified Al-10wt.%Si alloy

  • Wenyi Liu
  • , Cong Xu
  • , Wenlong Xiao
  • , Maowen Liu
  • , Jianbin Zhang
  • , Jiuxin Chen
  • , Chaoli Ma*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Morphology evolution of eutectic Si in Ce-rich mischmetal (RE) modified Al-10wt.%Si alloy at different cooling rates was investigated. The morphology of eutectic Si and modification mechanism of RE was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results showed that the RE modified eutectic Si exhibited a plate-like morphology under the low cooling rate (~100K/s). When cooling rate increased to ~600K/s, some branches were observed on the eutectic Si. In the RE modified alloy with a higher cooling rate (~1000K/s), the number of the branches on RE modified eutectic Si increased, and the morphology of eutectic S was modified to coral-like structure. The addition of Sr caused a flake-to-fiber modification of eutectic Si at low cooling rate, and the fiber size decreased with cooling rate increasing. The morphological observations indicated that the morphology of eutectic Si in RE modified alloy was significantly influenced by the cooling rate, while the modification efficiency of RE was lower than that of Sr.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMethods of Design and Characterization of Materials, Research and Development of Technological Processes
EditorsYafang Han, Ying Wu, Guangxian Li, Fusheng Pan, Runhua Fan, Xuefeng Liu, Xuefeng Liu, Xuefeng Liu
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages587-593
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783038357629
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
EventChinese Materials Congress on Methods of Design and Characterization of Materials, Research and Development of Technological Processes, 2015 - Guiyang, China
Duration: 10 Jul 201514 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameMaterials Science Forum
Volume850
ISSN (Print)0255-5476
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9752

Conference

ConferenceChinese Materials Congress on Methods of Design and Characterization of Materials, Research and Development of Technological Processes, 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuiyang
Period10/07/1514/07/15

Keywords

  • Al-10wt.%Si
  • Ce-rich mischmetal
  • Cooling rate
  • Eutectic Si
  • Modification

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