Development of Novel Al Cast Alloys with High Recycling Content Through Nano-Eutectics
摘要
To fully exploit aluminumAluminum’s circularity potential, future alloys must be able to handle increased and fluctuating contents of impurity elementsImpurity elements. Advanced eutecticsEutectic can offer a way to positively utilize both primary and secondary elements from end-of-life (EoL) waste streams. By nature, eutecticEutectic alloys are less dependent on cooling rates in castingCasting, expanding the range of suitable production methods. An AlMgSi-FeNi-Zn alloy was developed that anticipates a blend of EoL scrapsScrap from both aviation and automotiveAutomotive industry. The alloy features an ultrafine, complex multi-phase-eutecticEutectic structure that utilizes major (Mg, Si) and minor (Fe, Zn) impurity elementsImpurity elements to achieve high mechanical propertiesMechanical properties at level with modern high-performance castingCasting alloys. This work focuses on further alloy development on higher Si contents as typical in high volume castingCasting applications.