Effect of Casting-Forging Integrated Forming Technology on the Microstructure and Properties of a 6061 Aluminum Alloy Automobile Brake Caliper Housing
摘要
The influence of the casting-forging integrated forming technology on the microstructure, tensile strength and elongation of a 6061 aluminum alloy automobile brake caliper housing was investigated using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy and tensile testing. At constant forging start-up times, both the tensile strength and the elongation of the brake caliper housing increased with increasing forging force up to 270 MPa. At constant forging force, both the tensile strength and the elongation of the brake caliper housing first increased with increasing forging start-up time, but then decreased. At a forging force of 270 MPa and a forging start-up time of 4 s, the brake caliper housing had superior comprehensive mechanical properties, with a tensile strength of 354 MPa and an elongation of 12%, which were an increase of 89% and 237% compared to the values before forging.