On the effect of additions of Cu and Mg on the ductility of AlSi foundry alloys cast with a cooling rate of approximately 3 K/s

✍ Scribed by Anne Lise Dons; Gustav Heiberg; Jorunn Voje; Jorunn Snøan Mæland; Jan Ove Løland; Asbjørn Prestmo

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 507 KB
• Volume: 413-414
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0921-5093
• DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2005.09.053

✦ Synopsis

Al-7-11%Si alloys with and without Mg and Cu have been cast in the laboratory, examined metallographically and tested mechanically, before and after heat treatments. Additions of Mg and Cu increased the strength and reduced the ductility. Several mechanisms for this are discussed.