Evolution and Strengthening Effects of Heat-Resistant Phases in Al-Si-Cu-Ni Piston Alloys with Minor Zr Additions
摘要
To investigate the effect of Zr on heat-resistant phases, Al-12Si-4Cu-1.7Ni-0.75 Mg-xZr alloys with varying Zr contents (x = 0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, and 0.20 wt.%) were prepared. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the alloys at 25, 200, and 350 °C were analyzed using XRD, SEM, TEM, and tensile testing. The results suggested that as the Zr content increased, the grain size of the alloys gradually decreased, while the sizes of primary Si and secondary phase particles initially decreased and then increased. However, with increasing Zr content, the amount of Cu-Ni phases gradually decreased, while the amount of the Al9FeNi gradually increased. At 25 and 200 °C, the 0.10-Zr alloy exhibited the highest ultimate tensile strength, primary due to the finest secondary phases and primary Si particles. At 350 °C, the 0.20-Zr alloy showed the highest ultimate tensile strength of 99.3 MPa, mainly attributed to the highest content of Al9FeNi phase particles.