Adding value to secondary aluminum casting alloys: a review on trends and achievements

H Nunes, O Emadinia, R Soares, MF Vieira, A Reis - Materials, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Aluminum is a critical element of the circular economy as it can be recycled several times.
Moreover, Al recycling is a more economically and environmentally efficient procedure than …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic effects of Mn and B on iron-rich intermetallic modification of recycled Al alloy

D Song, Y Zhao, Y Jia, X Li, Y Fu, W Zhang - Journal of Materials Research …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Individual manganese (Mn) modification cannot prevent the formation of coarse and blocky
Iron-rich phases in recycled Al–Si alloys. In the present work, scanning/transmission …

Er addition to Al-Si-Mg-based casting alloy: Effects on microstructure, room and high temperature mechanical properties

M Colombo, E Gariboldi, A Morri - Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The paper deals with the production, heat treatment, microstructural and mechanical
characterization of innovative Al-Si-Mg alloys based on Al-7Si-0.4 Mg (A356) with additions …

The effect of scandium addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al–Si–Mg alloy: A multi-refinement modifier

C Xu, W **ao, S Hanada, H Yamagata, C Ma - Materials Characterization, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of scandium (Sc) additions on the microstructure, mechanical properties and
fracture behavior of Al–Si–Mg casting alloy (F357) were systematically investigated. It was …

Effects of erbium modification on the microstructure and mechanical properties of A356 aluminum alloys

ZM Shi, Q Wang, G Zhao, RY Zhang - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2015‏ - Elsevier
The effects of erbium (Er) modification on the microstructure and mechanical properties of
A356 aluminum alloys were investigated using optical microscope, X-ray diffraction …

[HTML][HTML] High Fe content in Al-Mg-Si wrought alloys facilitates excellent mechanical properties

B Trink, I Weißensteiner, PJ Uggowitzer, K Strobel… - Scripta Materialia, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of a high volume fraction of Fe-rich intermetallic phases on
microstructure evolution and mechanical properties in a cold rolled Al-Mg-Si wrought alloy …

3D Fe-rich phases evolution and its effects on the fracture behavior of Al–7.0 Si–1.2 Fe alloys by Mn neutralization

DF Song, YL Zhao, Z Wang, YW Jia, DX Li… - Acta Metallurgica Sinica …, 2022‏ - Springer
The evolution of the 3D Fe-rich phases of Al–7.0 Si–1.2 Fe alloys with different Mn contents
was visualized and characterized using synchrotron X-ray computed tomography, and the …

Effect of Sc addition and T6 aging treatment on the microstructure modification and mechanical properties of A356 alloy

SL Pramod, AKP Rao, BS Murty, SR Bakshi - Materials Science and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of Sc addition and T6 aging treatment on the secondary dendritic arm spacing
(SDAS), modification of eutectic Si morphology, β-Al 5 FeSiand π-Al 8 Mg 3 Si 6 Fe 1 phases …

A novel rheological high pressure die-casting process for preparing large thin-walled Al–Si–Fe–Mg–Sr alloy with high heat conductivity, high plasticity and medium …

M Qi, Y Kang, Y Xu, Z Wulabieke, J Li - Materials Science and Engineering …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
An air-cooled stirring rod (ACSR) process for efficiently preparing large volumes of semisolid
slurry was introduced. A new low-cost casting Al–Si–Fe–Mg–Sr alloy was used to prepare …

[HTML][HTML] Role of chemical composition in corrosion of aluminum alloys

L Kuchariková, T Liptáková, E Tillová, D Kajánek… - Metals, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Aluminum alloys are the most important part of all shaped castings manufactured, especially
in the aerospace and automotive industries. This work focuses on the corrosion properties of …