Abstract
The paper presents the results of studies on the effect of the AlSi17Cu5
alloy overheating to atemperature of 920°C and modification with
phosphorus (CuP10) on the resultingmechanical (HB, Rm, R0.2) and plastic (A5
and Z) properties. It has been shown that, so-called, "timethermal
treatment" (TTT) of an alloy in the liquid state, consisting inoverheating the
metal to about 250°C above Tliq,holding at this
temperature by 30 minutes improvesthe mechanical properties. It has also been
found that overheating of alloy above Tliq.enhances
the process of modification, resulting in the formation of fine-grain
structure. The primary silicon crystals uniformly distributed in the
eutectic and characteristics ofthe α(Al) solution supersaturated with alloying
elements present in the starting alloy composition (Cu, Fe)
provide not only an increase of strength at ambient temperature but also at
elevated temperature (250°C).
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