Ca对AZ91D合金细化及机制的影响.pdfVIP

Journal of Alloys and Compounds 437 (2007) 317–321 Effects and mechanism of Ca on refinement of AZ91D alloy Shuang-Shou Li a , Bin Tang a,∗, Da-Ben Zengb a Teaching and Research Section of Metal Manufacturing Process, Fundamental Industry Training Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China b Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China Received 27 April 2006; received in revised form 24 July 2006; accepted 27 July 2006 Available online 1 September 2006 Abstract Ca addition into magnesium alloy is one of the most effective ways to improve high temperature and mechanical properties of magnesium alloys. The influence of calcium on refinement of AZ91D alloy was investigated by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and thermal analysis. It was shown that increasing the amount of added Ca (≤1.0 wt.%Ca), the grain refinement tendency of AZ91D alloy intensified. The related refinement mechanism is as follows: Ca possesses a strong segregation ability in melt alloy and forms an intensive constitutional undercooling in a diffusion layer ahead of the advancing solid/liquid interface which restricts grain growth and promotes nucleation in the melt. The higher the amount of added Ca is, the higher the formation temperature of Al2 Ca phase on grain boundary is, which increases the effect of constitutional undercooling, consequently intensifies the refinement tendency. Besides, with the amount of added Ca increases, the eutectic reaction extent becomes depressed lowered which results in the refinement of eutectic structure. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: