Effects of Fe and Zn Additions on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al–10Si–Mg Alloy

• Published in: Metals (Basel ) Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 33
• Main Authors: Zhang, Zengshuo, Ren, Pengfei, Fan, Wenxue, Zhang, Zhuo, Yu, Wei, Hao, Hai, Bai, Yu, Meng, Xianming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2025
• Subjects: Algorithms; Alloys; Aluminum; Al–Si–Mg alloy; Carbon; Casting alloys; Computation; Crack initiation; Die casting; Efficiency; Elongation; Energy consumption; Engineering; Eutectic alloys; Ferrosilicon; Grain size; integrated computing platform; Intermetallic compounds; International economic relations; Iron; Magnesium base alloys; Materials engineering; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Morphology; Numerical analysis; Optimization; Porosity; R&D; Raw materials; Research & development; Silicon; Simulation; Simulation methods; Software; Specialty metals industry; Tensile strength; Variables; Yield strength; Zinc; China; United Kingdom > UK

Based on the idea of integrated computational materials Engineering (ICME), this research applies a digital integrated computing platform integrating ProCAST and MATLAB software. The effects of Fe and Zn contents on the microstructure and properties of die-casting Al–10Si–Mg alloy was investigated t...