Structure and Properties of Al–0.6wt.%Zr Wire Alloy Manufactured by Direct Drawing of Electromagnetically Cast Wire Rod
The method of electromagnetic casting (EMC) was used to produce the long-length rod billet (with a diameter 12 mm) of aluminum alloy containing 0.6 wt.% Zr, 0.4%Fe, and 0.4%Si. The combination of high cooling rate (≈10<sup>4</sup> K/s) during alloy solidification and high temperature bef...
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doaj-104ce87c25bf4a04b1754e948cdba3582020-11-25T02:51:46ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012020-06-011076976910.3390/met10060769Structure and Properties of Al–0.6wt.%Zr Wire Alloy Manufactured by Direct Drawing of Electromagnetically Cast Wire RodNikolay Belov0Maxim Murashkin1Natalia Korotkova2Torgom Akopyan3Victor Timofeev4Department of Metal Forming, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Leninsky prospekt 4, Moscow 119049, RussiaInstitute of Physics of Advanced Materials, Ufa State Aviation Technical University, K. Marx 12, Ufa 450008, RussiaDepartment of Metal Forming, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Leninsky prospekt 4, Moscow 119049, RussiaDepartment of Metal Forming, National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Leninsky prospekt 4, Moscow 119049, RussiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodnyy Prospekt, Krasnoyarsk 660041, RussiaThe method of electromagnetic casting (EMC) was used to produce the long-length rod billet (with a diameter 12 mm) of aluminum alloy containing 0.6 wt.% Zr, 0.4%Fe, and 0.4%Si. The combination of high cooling rate (≈10<sup>4</sup> K/s) during alloy solidification and high temperature before casting (≈830 °C) caused zirconium to dissolve almost completely in the aluminum solid solution (Al). Additions of iron and silicon were completed in the uniformly distributed eutectic Al<sub>8</sub>Fe<sub>2</sub>Si phase particles with an average size of less than 1 µm. Such fine microstructure of the experimental alloy in as-cast state provides excellent deformability during wire production using direct cold drawing of EMC rod (94% reduction). TEM study of structure evolution in the as-drawn 3 mm wire revealed the onset of Al<sub>3</sub>Zr (L1<sub>2</sub>) nanoparticle formation at 300 °C and almost-complete decomposition of (Al) at 400 °C. The distribution of Zr-containing nanoparticles is quite homogeneous, with their average size not exceeding 10 nm. Experimental wire alloy had the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and electrical conductivity (EC) (234 MPa and 55.6 IACS, respectively) meeting the AT2 type specification. At the same time, the maximum heating temperature was much higher (400 versus 230 °C) and meets the AT4 type specification.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/10/6/769aluminum-zirconium wire alloyselectromagnetic castingdrawingelectrical conductivityphase compositionnanoparticles |
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Nikolay Belov Maxim Murashkin Natalia Korotkova Torgom Akopyan Victor Timofeev Structure and Properties of Al–0.6wt.%Zr Wire Alloy Manufactured by Direct Drawing of Electromagnetically Cast Wire Rod Metals aluminum-zirconium wire alloys electromagnetic casting drawing electrical conductivity phase composition nanoparticles |
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Structure and Properties of Al–0.6wt.%Zr Wire Alloy Manufactured by Direct Drawing of Electromagnetically Cast Wire Rod |
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Structure and Properties of Al–0.6wt.%Zr Wire Alloy Manufactured by Direct Drawing of Electromagnetically Cast Wire Rod |
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Structure and Properties of Al–0.6wt.%Zr Wire Alloy Manufactured by Direct Drawing of Electromagnetically Cast Wire Rod |
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Structure and Properties of Al–0.6wt.%Zr Wire Alloy Manufactured by Direct Drawing of Electromagnetically Cast Wire Rod |
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Structure and Properties of Al–0.6wt.%Zr Wire Alloy Manufactured by Direct Drawing of Electromagnetically Cast Wire Rod |
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structure and properties of al–0.6wt.%zr wire alloy manufactured by direct drawing of electromagnetically cast wire rod |
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The method of electromagnetic casting (EMC) was used to produce the long-length rod billet (with a diameter 12 mm) of aluminum alloy containing 0.6 wt.% Zr, 0.4%Fe, and 0.4%Si. The combination of high cooling rate (≈10<sup>4</sup> K/s) during alloy solidification and high temperature before casting (≈830 °C) caused zirconium to dissolve almost completely in the aluminum solid solution (Al). Additions of iron and silicon were completed in the uniformly distributed eutectic Al<sub>8</sub>Fe<sub>2</sub>Si phase particles with an average size of less than 1 µm. Such fine microstructure of the experimental alloy in as-cast state provides excellent deformability during wire production using direct cold drawing of EMC rod (94% reduction). TEM study of structure evolution in the as-drawn 3 mm wire revealed the onset of Al<sub>3</sub>Zr (L1<sub>2</sub>) nanoparticle formation at 300 °C and almost-complete decomposition of (Al) at 400 °C. The distribution of Zr-containing nanoparticles is quite homogeneous, with their average size not exceeding 10 nm. Experimental wire alloy had the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and electrical conductivity (EC) (234 MPa and 55.6 IACS, respectively) meeting the AT2 type specification. At the same time, the maximum heating temperature was much higher (400 versus 230 °C) and meets the AT4 type specification. |
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