Influence of melt temperature and vibration on the structure of AMg6 alloy

Abstract

A wide range of products, including pipes, is made from cast billets of the Al-Mg alloy. It is known that the alloy effectively combines a complex of special properties. The article is devoted to the study of the possibilities of improving the properties of AMg6 alloy castings by applying vibration during casting and cooling. The vibration of the melt in the casting mold during cooling and solidification is an effective auxiliary tool for controlling the structure of alloys, which is universally integrated into the technological process of obtaining cast blanks. In this work, the influence of the melt pouring temperature and vibration (amplitude 0.2 mm, frequency 60 Hz) on the size, morphology and nature of the arrangement of phases and mechanical properties of the cast metal of tube blanks made of AMg6 alloy was investigated. It was found that the use of vibration leads to a 10-fold decrease in grain size. It was found that Mg2Si inclusions did not change shape under the influence of vibration, but decreased in size by 1.5 times. Similar changes in the structure of the alloy are characteristic of the metal, which was cooled at a higher speed and with the use of vibration. This made it possible to obtain the hardness of the AMg6 alloy up to 717 MPa, which is higher than that of the standard material. Grinding structural components makes it possible to reduce the duration of heat treatment of the alloy Keywords: AMг6 alloy, cast pipe billets, vibration, structure, mechanical properties.