چكيده به لاتين
Nowadays, the in-situ Al-Mg2Si composites have attracted much attention in many important industries such as automotive and aerospace due to their low density, high specific strength, good wear resistance and thermal stability. Considering the direct effect of the solidification conditions on the microstructure of an alloy and the effect of microstructure on the properties of a cast sample, it is important to establish the suitable casting and solidification conditions for these alloys. In this research, solidification characteristics of in situ Al-20%Mg2Si composites, has been investigated using cooling curve thermal analysis technique. For this purpose, the thermal analysis curves of this composite have been plotted at five different cooling rates and three different superheating temperature. The results demonstrated that the cooling rate and superheating temperature changes affect the nucleation and growth of primary Mg2Si phase and the eutectic reaction. In addition, the cooling rate enhancement raised the nucleation temperature of primary Mg2Si, solidification ranges and decreased the growth temperature of the binary eutectic reaction and ternary eutectic reaction. Furthermore, the increase in the superheating temperature from 750 to 850 ℃ increased the nucleation temperature of primary Mg2Si, solidification range and decreased the growth temperature of the binary eutectic reactions.