熔体浇注温度和板倾斜度对倾斜板制备A356铝合金的凝固和显微组织的影响

摘要

The preparation of semisolid slurry of A356 aluminum alloy using an oblique plate was investigated. A356 alloy melt undergoes partial solidification when it flows down on an oblique plate cooled from underneath by counter flowing water. It results in continuous formation of columnar dendrites on plate wall. Due to forced convection, these dendrites are sheared off into equiaxed/fragmented grains and then washed away continuously to produce semisolid slurry at plate exit. Melt pouring temperature provides required condition of solidification whereas plate inclination enables necessary shear for producing semisolid slurry of desired quality. Slurry obtained was solidified in metal mould to produce semisolid-cast billets of desired microstructure. Furthermore, semisolid-cast billets were heat treated to improve surface quality. Microstructures of both semisolid-cast and heat-treated billets were analyzed. Effects of melt pouring temperature and plate inclination on solidification and microstructure of billets produced using oblique plate were described. The investigations involved four different melt pouring temperatures (620, 625, 630 and 635 °C) associated with four different plate inclinations (30°, 45°, 60° and 75°). Melt pouring temperature of 625 °C with plate inclination of 60° shows fine and globular microstructures and it is the optimum.%采用倾斜板制备A356铝合金半固态浆料。通过倾斜板底部的逆流水冷却使A356合金熔体在流下倾斜板时发生局部凝固，从而导致在板壁上形成连续柱状枝晶。由于强制对流作用，这些树枝晶被折断成等轴和破碎的晶粒，然后被连续冲洗而在斜板出口形成半固态浆料。熔体浇注温度是影响凝固组织的重要条件，而倾斜度为优质半固态浆料提供必要的剪切作用。将得到的浆料在金属模具中凝固以制备理想显微组织的半固态铸造坯料。然后，通过热处理以提高半固态铸造坯料的表面质量。对半固态铸造和热处理后坯料的显微组织进行分析。研究熔体浇注温度(620，625，630和635°C)和板倾斜度(30°,45°,60°和75°)对斜板制备A356铝合金的凝固和显微组织的影响。结果表明：在625°C的熔体浇注温度和60°斜板倾角时，A356铝合金具有细小和球状的晶粒，是最佳的显微组织。