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Journal Article
Development of Al–Nb–B master alloy with high Nb/B ratio for grain refinement of hypoeutectic Al–Si cast alloys
2019
Overview
Al–Nb–B master alloy has been regarded as a promising grain refiner that can reduce grain size of hypoeutectic Al–Si casting alloys. However, its grain refinement performance remains to be improved. In this work, the grain refinement efficacy of Al–Nb–B master alloy is significantly enhanced by modifying the Nb/B ratio through thermodynamic calculation. An Al–Nb–B master alloy with optimum Nb/B ratio of ~ 10:1 provides a fully equiaxed structure across the sections of the Al–10Si and commercial Al–9Si–0.08Ti alloys with an average grain size below 220 μm. The phenomenon is attributed to the existence of NbAl3 and the higher number density of NbB2 at the Nb/B ratio of ~ 10:1, which offers sufficient active nucleating sites to promote the formation of smaller grains. Moreover, the segregation behavior of Si atoms and interfacial energies after doping Si are investigated by first-principles calculations, and the results reveal that Si tends to segregate to the NbAl3/α-Al interface, whereas grain refining potency of NbAl3 for Al remains unchanged. This study has implications for strategic design of Al–Si cast alloy with fine and equiaxed grain structure inoculated by grain refiner.
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Springer Nature B.V
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