EP3247812B1 - Grain refining method for aluminium alloys - Google Patents

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EP3247812B1
EP3247812B1 EP15728214.6A EP15728214A EP3247812B1 EP 3247812 B1 EP3247812 B1 EP 3247812B1 EP 15728214 A EP15728214 A EP 15728214A EP 3247812 B1 EP3247812 B1 EP 3247812B1
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Özgür Yavuz TOPÇUOGLU
Halil Emre ÇUBUKLUSU
Yunus ERCAN
Ömer Burak ÇE
Özgür ILTER
Mehmet KIZILKAYA
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    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22FCHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C22F1/00Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/04Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon
    • C22F1/05Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon of alloys of the Al-Si-Mg type, i.e. containing silicon and magnesium in approximately equal proportions
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    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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    • C22C1/00Making non-ferrous alloys
    • C22C1/02Making non-ferrous alloys by melting
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    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22CALLOYS
    • C22C1/00Making non-ferrous alloys
    • C22C1/02Making non-ferrous alloys by melting
    • C22C1/026Alloys based on aluminium
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    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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    • C22C21/00Alloys based on aluminium
    • C22C21/02Alloys based on aluminium with silicon as the next major constituent
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    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
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    • C22C21/00Alloys based on aluminium
    • C22C21/02Alloys based on aluminium with silicon as the next major constituent
    • C22C21/04Modified aluminium-silicon alloys
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    • C22METALLURGY; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS
    • C22FCHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C22F1/00Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working
    • C22F1/04Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon
    • C22F1/043Changing the physical structure of non-ferrous metals or alloys by heat treatment or by hot or cold working of aluminium or alloys based thereon of alloys with silicon as the next major constituent

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  • Invention relates to a method which ensures that grain refinement can be made more efficiently in aluminum cast alloys.
  • the invention particularly relates to a method which ensures grain refinement of aluminum alloys by adding sufficient amount of strontium (Sr) and boron (B) into the ladle containing aluminum alloy while the rotor is rotating after flux effect neutralized in degassing process.
  • Al-Ti-B master alloys are commonly used for grain refinement in Al-Si cast alloys. Nucleating mechanism in alloy is provided by TiB 2 and Al 3 Ti compounds as a result of using Al-Ti-B master alloys.
  • SrB 6 has positive effect on the modification of eutectic phase as well.
  • Mechanical and metallurgical characteristics of the material are improved through grain structure with finer grain size and well-modified eutectic phase. Higher number of grains and finer size of grain particularly cause the elongation values to be improved.
  • the other positive effect is that the impact strength of alloy increases with the increase in toughness of the material. Improvements occur in mechanical properties.
  • the grain size may vary depending on cooling speed in the range specified above and type of grain refining master alloys used.
  • Grain size on commercial vehicles aluminum alloy wheels in the market are as mentioned above.
  • Minimum grain size which can be formed by present commercial grain refiners, aluminum alloy wheels which are produced with low pressure die casting, metallurgical and mechanical properties have reached the limit in current design inputs and section thickness. Additionally, current grain size does not allow designs with higher strength to be made or finer and complex designs to be made.
  • Present average grain size which is in the range of 500 ⁇ m - 1000 ⁇ m causes the porosities to be present on the product with larger and segregated form.
  • the invention relates to a pressure casting alloy comprised of a suitable aluminum alloy for pressure casting of structure parts having high expansion character in case of casting, in addition to aluminum and unpreventable contamination, silicon with a weight percentage of 8.5 and 10.5, manganese with a weight percentage of 0.3 and 0.8, magnesium with maximum weight percentage of 0.06, iron with maximum weight percentage of 0.15, copper with maximum weight percentage of 0.03, zinc with maximum weight percentage of 0.10, titanium with maximum weight percentage of 0.15, molybdenum with a weight percentage of 0.05 and 0.5 and 30 and 300 ppm strontium for continuous enrichment or 5 and 30 ppm sodium and/or 1 and 30 ppm calcium.
  • the invention relates to a method for grain refinement and structure modification for Al-Mg-Si alloys used in sand casting containing Ca, Na and Sr less than 0.001%, 5.0-10.0% Mg, 1.0-5.0% Si, 0.001-1.0% Mn, 0.01-0.2% Ti as main alloy or hard casting.
  • Objective of the invention is to introduce an embodiment having different technical properties introducing a new development in this field considering the applications used in present art.
  • Another objective of the invention is to obtain an embodiment having finer grain size in aluminum alloys with Sr and B elements.
  • Another objective of the invention is that grain sizes, obtained in production of aluminum alloy wheels by low pressure casting method, are in the range of 50 ⁇ m-500 ⁇ m.
  • Another objective of the invention is that aluminum alloy is formed in homogeneous macrostructure.
  • Another objective of the invention is reduction of defects in casting such as shrinkage and gas porosity in alloy.
  • Another objective of the invention is increase in fluidity during casting process and capability of cast feeding.
  • Another objective of the invention is filling narrow sections easier during casting process.
  • Another objective of the invention is reduction of shrinkage-distortion problems depending on contraction during thermal process.
  • Another objective of the invention is to reduce the number of scrap ratio in production.
  • Another objective of the invention is to be able to reduce heat treatment process time by increase in surface area of grain boundaries due to grain refining; in other words, increase in the number of grains in per unit volume.
  • Another objective of the invention is to obtain improvements in energy consumption and production period regarding to reduction in heat treatment process time.
  • Another objective of the invention is increase in mechanical properties of final product and accordingly, improvement and moderation in design as a result of finer grain structure of aluminum alloys.
  • Another objective of the invention is to obtain commercially successful product with higher mechanical properties according to all these improvements.
  • Another objective of the invention is reducing the amount of additive elements for the aluminum alloy grain refinement up to 1/5-1/7 ratio.
  • the invention relates to a method which ensures refining of grain structure of aluminum alloys. It is comprised of process steps for grain refining which sufficient amount of strontium (Sr) is added to the ladle containing aluminum alloy and boron (B) is added to said ladle after flux influence in degassing process is completed while the rotor is still rotating.
  • Sr strontium
  • B boron
  • this method follows the steps in which total titanium content of aluminum alloy is controlled under 0.005% by weight, SrB 6 is formed by binding of boron(B) and strontium (Sr) in aluminum alloy at the rate of 1:1.35 by weight, free strontium (Sr) at the rate of 0.015% or more by weight remain in aluminum alloy for eutectic modification following SrB 6 formation.
  • Boron (B) is added to the aluminum alloy as AIB compound.
  • Strontium (Sr) is added to the aluminum alloy as AlSr compound.
  • Invention relates to a method which ensures refining of grain structure of aluminum casting alloys. It comprises the processes in which sufficient amount of strontium (Sr) is added to the ladle containing aluminum alloy and boron (B) is added to the ladle after flux effect in degassing process is finished while the rotor continues rotating for grain refining.
  • Sr strontium
  • B boron
  • This method follows the steps in which total titanium content of aluminum alloy is controlled under 0.005% by weight, SrB 6 is formed by binding of boron(B) and strontium (Sr) in aluminum alloy at the rate of 1:1.35 by weight, free strontium (Sr) at the rate of 0.015% or more by weight remain in aluminum alloy for eutectic modification following SrB 6 formation.
  • Boron (B) is added to the aluminum alloy as AIB compound.
  • Strontium (Sr) is added to the aluminum alloy as AlSr compound.
  • AlSi7Mg is used as common aluminium alloy in wheel manufacturing.
  • this process is likely to be successful in Al-Si, Al-Cu and Al-Mg alloys too.
  • the Boron amount in the cast piece can be examined via spectrometer to have a better understanding of SrB 6 amount in the alloy but the obtained value comprises also AlB 2 and TiB 2 phases.
  • minimum 35ppm B and 150 ppm Sr should be measured in any section of cast piece.
  • any existing Ti element in the master alloy leads to form TiB 2
  • TiB 2 is known to be one of the existing grain refining methods in aluminum alloys, the SrB6 formation is reduced significantly by the existence of Ti in the master alloy resulting loss in grain refining effectiveness. Therefore rather Ti free master alloys or master alloys containing Ti below 50ppm should be preferred to have an accomplished grain refining by SrB6.
  • This method can be used in aluminum alloys which includes Titanium element by an appropriate holding ladle and mixing system.
  • AlSr is added to the ladle beforehand and then, AIB is added after flux effect passes in degassing process while rotor is rotating. Afterwards, this ladle is transferred to casting bench.
  • Desired fine grained and modified structure can be maintained in a single charge. Totally, Xppm B + 1.35XppmSr + 100-200 ppm Sr (for modification) is added to the ladle.

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