The Influence of Ni and V Trace Elements on High-Temperature Tensile Properties and Aging of A356 Aluminum Foundry Alloy

• Published in: Metallurgical and materials transactions. A, Physical metallurgy and materials science Vol. 47; no. 5; pp. 2049 - 2057
• Main Authors: Di Giovanni, Maria Teresa, Cerri, Emanuela, Casari, Daniele, Merlin, MATTIA, Arnberg, LARS, Garagnani, Gian Luca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.05.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aging (artificial); Aluminum alloys; Aluminum base alloys; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Hardness; Materials Science; Metallic Materials; Metallurgy; Nanotechnology; Nickel; Permanent mold casting; Physical metallurgy; Sand; Structural Materials; Surfaces and Interfaces; Temperature; Tensile properties; Tensile strength; Thin Films; Trace elements; Ultimate Tensile Stress; Mg2Si Particle; Permanent Mold; Sand Cast; Permanent Mold Casting

High-temperature tensile properties of unmodified A356 alloy with and without the addition of Ni or V in traces (600 and 1000 ppm of Ni and V, respectively) were investigated by analyzing samples obtained from sand and permanent mold castings in the as-cast and T6 heat-treated conditions. Tensile te...