Dispersoid characteristics and elevated temperature creep resistance of Al–Si–Mg cast alloy with Zr addition

Huilan Huang*, Wang Li, Chuanbo Hu, Lipeng Ding, Zhihong Jia*, Nan Zhou

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Abstract

The present work aims to reveal the dispersoids evolution and the valuable role of Zr on the elevated-temperature creep resistance of Al–7Si-0.3Mg alloy. At 300°C and 25 MPa, Al–7Si-0.3Mg-0.15Zr alloy exhibits more than double decrement in the minimum creep rate, and 263 h increment in creep time-to-fracture compared to the Zr-free cast alloy. These effects were owe to the formation of novel nanobelt-like Si2Zr and rectangle-like (Al, Si)3–Zr dispersoids during solutionising at 560°C for 20 h. The Si atoms could substitute for Al sites to form stable L12-Al2Si1Zr structure. The thermally stable dispersoids were semi-coherent/coherent with the Al matrix, which impeded the movement of dislocations during creep deformation at 300°C. It demonstrated that the superior creep resistance (300°C) achieved in the Al–7Si-0.3Mg-0.16Zr alloy was attributed to the introduction of novel Zr-containing dispersoids.

Original languageEnglish
Article number142570
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Science and Engineering: A
Volume836
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Mar 2022

User-Defined Keywords

  • Al-Si-Mg-Zr cast alloys
  • Dispersoid strengthening
  • Elevated temperature creep behavior
  • TEM characterization

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