EP1205567B1 - Herstellung von einer ultrafeinen Korngefüge in Aluminium-Legierungen im Gusszustand - Google Patents

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EP1205567B1
EP1205567B1 EP20010126694 EP01126694A EP1205567B1 EP 1205567 B1 EP1205567 B1 EP 1205567B1 EP 20010126694 EP20010126694 EP 20010126694 EP 01126694 A EP01126694 A EP 01126694A EP 1205567 B1 EP1205567 B1 EP 1205567B1
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  • This invention relates to production of as-cast aluminum alloys with ultra-fine grain structure. More particularly, it relates to methods of adding a grain refiner to a molten aluminum alloy at levels which reduce the grain size to less than about 200 microns.
  • the size and shape of grains in as-cast aluminum alloy impacts properties of wrought or cast products. Casting with large grains, particularly dendritic grains, is highly prone to cracking during casting and reduce ductility, fracture toughness and fatigue properties. Reduction of the size as well as the form of the grains may be accomplished by mechanical or electromagnetic stirring to break up the grains. Grain size may also be controlled metallurgically by adding a grain refiner to the aluminum alloy melt.
  • a typical grain refiner used for aluminum alloys is cither an Al-Ti-B alloy or an Al-Ti-C alloy in the form of a rod or waffle.
  • a grnin refiner consists of numerous fine boride or carbide particles in an aluminum matrix.
  • grain refiners When these grain refiners are added to the aluminum alloy melt, the boride or carbide particles are dispersed into the melt and serve as nucleating sites for grains during solidification.
  • Commercially available grain refiners include alloys containing about 3-5 wt, % Ti and about 0.15-1 wt. % B or C and the balance Al. According to this practice, a residual amount of Ti is present in or is added to the aluminum melt (e.g. less than 0.015wt. %), and a controlled amount of the grain refiner is added thereto which increases the total Ti concentration in the final melt by about 0.001-0.003 wt. %. In this manner, the amount of B or C added to the melt via the grain refiner is about 0.0001-0.001 wt. %.
  • the addition of grain refiners at these conventional levels can control the size of dendritic grains to be about 250-1000 microns. For certain cast or wrought aluminum products, such a grain structure is sufficiently fine and cracking or other mechanical problems
  • ultra-fine grain size may be achieved by supersaturating a molten alloy with dispersoid-forming elements such as Zr, Mn, Cr, V, Ti, Sc and Hf as disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 6,004,506. That process requires the addition of a specialized, pre-alloyed ribbon of material containing the dispersoid-forming elements into a pool of molten metal formed during ingot casting. Accordingly, a need remains for a method of producing aluminum alloys with ultra-fine grain structure using readily available additives.
  • a method of producing fine grain aluminum having the steps of providing a molten aluminum alloy selected from 1XXX, 2XXX, 3XXX, 5XXX, 6XXX, 7XXX and 8XXX alloys, adding, 0.015-0.030 wt.% Ti to the molten alloy and adding a grain refiner to the molten alloy containing the said titanium to form a melt, wherein the grain refiner includes Ti and B or C, and solidifying the melt, wherein the grain refiner is added in an amount such that the concentration in the melt of B or C from the grain refiner is 0.003-0.010 wt.% and the grains in the solidified melt are 100 microns or less in size.
  • the element is Sc at a concentration of about 0.030-0.10 wt. % in the molten aluminum alloy.
  • the alloy is preferably an alloy of the 2XXX or 7XXX AA series.
  • Particularly preferred wrought alloys are 7055 and 7050 alloys.
  • the present invention includes a method of controlling the grain size in oast aluminum alloys to about 200 microns or less.
  • an alloying element is added to a molten aluminum alloy.
  • Preferred added alloying elements are Ti, Sc, Hf, Nb and Y, more preferably Ti and Sc when Ti is added, the concentration of the alloying element Ti in the molten aluminum alloy is about 0.015-0.030 wt. %.
  • the alloying element is Sc
  • a preferred concentration of residual Sc in the molten aluminum alloy is about 0.030-0.1 wt, %.
  • the alloying element is Hf, Nb or Y, the preferred concentration thereof is on the order of the preferred concentrations of Ti and Sc.
  • a grain refiner is added to the molten aluminum alloy containing the residual alloying element to form a melt.
  • Commercially available grain refiners are alloys consisting of Ti and B or C with the balance aluminum. Typical concentrations in the grain refiner are about 3-5 wt. % Ti and about 0.15-1 wt. % B or C. The final concentration of B or C in the melt from the grain refiner is about 0.003-0.010 wt. %.
  • Suitable commercially available grain refiners have compositions such as 3 wt. % Ti, 1 wt. % B and balance Al (referred to as Al-3%Ti-1%B), Al-5%Ti-1%B, Al-3%Ti-0.2%B, Al-5%Ti-0.2%B, Al-3%Ti-0.15%C, or Al-3%Ti-0.3%C.
  • These grain refiners typically are provided in the form of a rod or waffle.
  • the ratio of B or C to Ti in the grain refiner is normally fixed; hence, the amount of grain refiner added to the melt controls the final amount of Ti present in the melt. For example, in order to achieve a concentration of B of about 0.003-0.010 wt.
  • the present invention may be used to control grain size in wrought and cast alloys.
  • Suitable alloys include Aluminum Association (AA) wrought alloys of the 1XXX, 2XXX, 3XXX, 5XXX, 6XXX, 7XXX and 8XXX series.
  • AA Aluminum Association
  • Alloys of the AA 2XXX and 7XXX series are particularly suited to treatment according to the present invention.
  • As-cast aluminum alloy produced according to the present invention has globular grains which are about 200 microns or less in size, typically about 80 microns in size.
  • conventional grain refining practice of adding a grain refiner of Al-3%Ti-1%B such that the concentration of B in the melt is 0.001 wt. % produces dendritic grains sized about 1000 microns. These large dendritic grains interlock with each other and render the cast alloy rigid and prone to cracking, whereas the small, globular grains formed by the method of the present invention reduce crack initiation during casting and improve formability during deformation.

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  1. Eine Methode zur Erzeugung von feinkörnigem Aluminium, das folgende Schritte umfasst:
    (a) Bereitstellen einer geschmolzenen Aluminiumlegierung, die zu einer der Serien 1XXX, 2XXX, 3XXX, 5XXX, 6XXX, 7XXX oder 8XXX gehört; Zugabe eines Legierungselements, das aus der Gruppe Nb, Y, Sc, Hf ausgewählt wird, zu der geschmolzenen Legierung;
    (b) Zugabe eines Kornverfeinerungsmittels, zu der das besagte Legierungselement enthaltenden geschmolzenen Aluminiumlegierung zur Bildung einer Schmelze wobei das Kornverfeinerungsmittel (i) Ti und (ii) B oder C enthält, sodass die Konzentration des Kornverfeinerungsmittels in der Schmelze B oder C 0,003-0,010 Gew.% beträgt; und
    (c) Erstarren der Schmelze, um einen Barren zu bilden, deren Körner eine Korngröße von höchstens 200 Mikrometer haben.
  2. Die Methode gemäss Anspruch 1, worin das Legierungselement Sc ist, und die Konzentration von Sc in der geschmolzenen Aluminiumlegierung 0,030-0.10 Gew.% beträgt.
  3. Die Methode gemäss einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, worin die Legierung zur Serie 2XXX oder 7XXX gehört.
  4. Die Methode gemäss Anspruch 3, worin die Legierung eine Legeirung der Serie 7055 bzw.7050 ist.
  5. Die Methode gemäss einem der Ansprüche 1-4, worin die Körner im Barren eine Größe von höchstens 100 Mikrometer haben.
  6. Eine Methode zur Erzeugung von feinkörnigem Aluminium, das folgende Schritte beinhaltet:
    Bereitstellen einer Scmelze aus einer Aluminiumlegierung, die aus den Legierungsserien 3XXX, 5XXX, 6XXX, 7XXX und 8XXX gewählt ist; Zugabe von 0,015-0,030 Gew.% Ti zur geschmolzenen Legierung; Zugabe eines Kornverfeinerungsmittels zur geschmolzenen Legierung, das das besagte Titan enthält, um eine Schmelze zu bilden, wobei das Kornverfeinerungsmittel Ti und B oder C enthält, sowie Erstarren der Schmelze, wobei Kornverfeinerungsmittel in einer solchen Menge hinzugefügt wird, dass die vom Kornverfeinerungsmittel verursachte Konzentration in der Schmelze B oder C zwischen 0,003 und 0,010 Gew.% liegt und die Körner in der erstarrten Schmelze eine Größe von höchstens 100 Mikrometer haben.
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