Effect of Al5Ti1B Grain Refiner and Al10Sr Modifier on Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of A360 Alloy

Abstract

In this study, the effect of Al5Ti1B grain refiners and Al10Sr modifiers on the mechanical and corrosion properties of the A360 aluminum alloy was investigated. For this purpose, varying amounts of Al5Ti1B grain refiner and Al10Sr modifier were added to the molten A360 alloy and the molten metal was poured into a per-manent mold. Subsequently, microstructural investigations, hardness test, tensile strength and corrosion resistance of the samples were examined. The results showed that, the Al5Ti1B grain refiner promotes finer-grained and coaxial solidifi-cation. The Al10Sr modifier, broke down the eutectic particles in the microstruc-ture and caused a more homogeneous distribution in the structure. While the tensile strength and corrosion resistance of the alloy increased both the grain refiner and the modifier added to the A360 alloy, a slight decrease in hardness was observed in the alloys to which only the modifier was added.

Keywords

• A360
• Grain refinement
• Hardness
• Tensile
• Corrosion

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