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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2015-02-25

Journal: JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Included Journals: EI、SCIE

Volume: 623

Page Number: 266-273

ISSN: 0925-8388

Key Words: Al-Ti-C master alloy; Self-propagating high-temperature; synthesis; AZ31 alloy; Grain refinement

Abstract: The influence of carbon content on Al-Ti-C master alloy prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) in melt method was investigated. The results indicate that when the carbon content in the preform is insufficient, the master alloy mainly contains TiAl3 and TiC phases. With the increasing of carbon content, the TiAl3 phase transforms into TiC particles gradually. Further increase the carbon amount results in the formation of Al4C3 phase. The master alloy with sufficient carbon, which contains Al4C3 and TiC phases, is the most excellent refiner and exhibits satisfactory performance in refining AZ31 alloy. With 1.5% master alloy addition, the grain size reduced from 280 mu m to 109 mu m. The tensile properties were dramatically enhanced with the refinement of grain structure. The ultimate tensile strength increased from 105 MPa to 156 MPa while the elongation increased from 8.4% to 13.6%. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.