Rapiejko, C. orcid.org/0000-0001-8776-7340, Mikusek, D., Kubiak, K. orcid.org/0000-0002-6571-2530 et al. (1 more author) (2023) Effect of Inoculation on the Mechanical Properties of AZ91. Archives of Foundry Engineering, 23 (2). pp. 15-20. ISSN 2299-2944
Abstract
The effect of Ca element on the microstructure evolution of the AZ91 magnesium alloy was investigated in this research. The magnesium-aluminium alloy AZ91 was inoculated with the Emgesal® Flux 5 to refine its microstructure and also improve its microstructure. Six different concentrations of the Emgesal® Flux 5 content were tested, ranging from 0.1 to 0.6% wt., and compared to the baseline of the AZ91 alloy without inoculation. Melted metal was poured into a preheated metallic mould. Samples to test were achieved after turning treatment. Formed microstructure was assessed using an optical microscope. The microstructure was refined for every tested samples. Mechanical properties such as tensile strength, elongation, Brinell hardness, Vickers microhardness, abrasion resistance and adhesive resistance were tested on the inoculated samples and compared to the non-inoculated AZ91. Introducing an Emgesal®Flux 5 inoculant caused a change in the tensile strength, elongation, Brinell hard-ness, Vickers microhardness, abrasive wear resistance as well as adhesive wear resistance in each examined concentration.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2023. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Metallography; Solidification process; Magnesium alloys; Emgesal (R) Flux 5; DTA process |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Thermofluids, Surfaces & Interfaces (iETSI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Mar 2024 11:00 |
Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2024 11:00 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences |
Identification Number: | 10.24425/afe.2023.144290 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:210223 |