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Optimizing the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Vacuum Counter-Pressure Casting ZL114A Aluminum Alloy via Ultrasonic Treatment
The effect of ultrasonic temperature on density, microstructure and mechanical properties of vacuum counter-pressure casting ZL114A alloy during solidification was investigated by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a tensile test. The results show that compared with the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578955/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32977515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13194232 |
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author | Lu, Gang Huang, Pengpeng Yan, Qingsong Xu, Pian Pan, Fei Zhan, Hongxing Chen, Yisi |
author_facet | Lu, Gang Huang, Pengpeng Yan, Qingsong Xu, Pian Pan, Fei Zhan, Hongxing Chen, Yisi |
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description | The effect of ultrasonic temperature on density, microstructure and mechanical properties of vacuum counter-pressure casting ZL114A alloy during solidification was investigated by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a tensile test. The results show that compared with the traditional vacuum counter-pressure casting aluminum alloy, the primary phase and eutectic silicon of the alloy with ultrasonic treatment has been greatly refined due to the dendrites broken by ultrasonic vibration. However, the refining effect of ultrasonic treatment on vacuum counter-pressure casting aluminum alloy will be significantly affected by ultrasonic temperature. When the ultrasonic temperature increases from 680 °C to 720 °C, the primary phase is gradually refined, and the morphology of eutectic silicon also changes from coarse needle-like flakes to fine short rods. With a further increase in the ultrasonic temperature, the microstructure will coarse again. The tensile strength and elongation of vacuum counter-pressure casting ZL114A alloy increases first and then decreases with the increase of ultrasonic temperature. The optimal mechanical properties were achieved with tensile strength of 327 MPa and the elongation of 5.57% at ultrasonic temperature of 720 °C, which is 6.3% and 8.2%, respectively, higher than that of alloy without ultrasonic treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-75789552020-10-29 Optimizing the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Vacuum Counter-Pressure Casting ZL114A Aluminum Alloy via Ultrasonic Treatment Lu, Gang Huang, Pengpeng Yan, Qingsong Xu, Pian Pan, Fei Zhan, Hongxing Chen, Yisi Materials (Basel) Article The effect of ultrasonic temperature on density, microstructure and mechanical properties of vacuum counter-pressure casting ZL114A alloy during solidification was investigated by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a tensile test. The results show that compared with the traditional vacuum counter-pressure casting aluminum alloy, the primary phase and eutectic silicon of the alloy with ultrasonic treatment has been greatly refined due to the dendrites broken by ultrasonic vibration. However, the refining effect of ultrasonic treatment on vacuum counter-pressure casting aluminum alloy will be significantly affected by ultrasonic temperature. When the ultrasonic temperature increases from 680 °C to 720 °C, the primary phase is gradually refined, and the morphology of eutectic silicon also changes from coarse needle-like flakes to fine short rods. With a further increase in the ultrasonic temperature, the microstructure will coarse again. The tensile strength and elongation of vacuum counter-pressure casting ZL114A alloy increases first and then decreases with the increase of ultrasonic temperature. The optimal mechanical properties were achieved with tensile strength of 327 MPa and the elongation of 5.57% at ultrasonic temperature of 720 °C, which is 6.3% and 8.2%, respectively, higher than that of alloy without ultrasonic treatment. MDPI 2020-09-23 /pmc/articles/PMC7578955/ /pubmed/32977515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13194232 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lu, Gang Huang, Pengpeng Yan, Qingsong Xu, Pian Pan, Fei Zhan, Hongxing Chen, Yisi Optimizing the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Vacuum Counter-Pressure Casting ZL114A Aluminum Alloy via Ultrasonic Treatment |
title | Optimizing the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Vacuum Counter-Pressure Casting ZL114A Aluminum Alloy via Ultrasonic Treatment |
title_full | Optimizing the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Vacuum Counter-Pressure Casting ZL114A Aluminum Alloy via Ultrasonic Treatment |
title_fullStr | Optimizing the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Vacuum Counter-Pressure Casting ZL114A Aluminum Alloy via Ultrasonic Treatment |
title_full_unstemmed | Optimizing the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Vacuum Counter-Pressure Casting ZL114A Aluminum Alloy via Ultrasonic Treatment |
title_short | Optimizing the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Vacuum Counter-Pressure Casting ZL114A Aluminum Alloy via Ultrasonic Treatment |
title_sort | optimizing the microstructure and mechanical properties of vacuum counter-pressure casting zl114a aluminum alloy via ultrasonic treatment |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578955/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32977515 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma13194232 |
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