Abstract
A three-dimensional microstructure of ZL102 aluminum-silicon alloy was reconstructed using a continuous slicing and three-dimensional reconstruction technique. The results show that the primary silicon phase was polygonal shape with angular edges, featured by a facial growth. In a two-dimensional observation, usually the eutectic Si is irregularly acicular, dispersed in the alloy matrix. However, the three-dimensional eutectic Si is lamellar, and connected to the primary Si. This indicates that the eutectic Si in a solidification growth does not need additional nucleation The microstructure morphology of ZL102 Al-Si alloy obtained in this study not only can reflect the real microstructure of alloy, but also put certain insight in the solidification mechanisms of the alloy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 814-817 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Zhuzao/Foundry |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - 1 Aug 2015 |
Keywords
- 3D reconstruction
- Casting aluminum alloy
- Microstructure