The heat treatment of Al–Si–Cu–Mg casting alloys

E Sjölander, S Seifeddine - Journal of materials processing technology, 2010 - Elsevier
The mechanical properties of aluminium–silicon casting alloys containing Cu and Mg are
known to be improved by heat treatment. Over 60 papers are reviewed here in order to …

Research Progress on Multi-Component Alloying and Heat Treatment of High Strength and Toughness Al–Si–Cu–Mg Cast Aluminum Alloys

M Zhang, Y Tian, X Zheng, Y Zhang, L Chen, J Wang - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Al–Si–Cu–Mg cast aluminum alloys have important applications in automobile lightweight
due to their advantages such as high strength-to-weight ratio, good heat resistance and …

Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and tensile properties of die-cast Al-Cu-Si-Mg alloys

Q Cai, CL Mendis, S Wang, ITH Chang, Z Fan - Journal of Alloys and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of T5 and T6 heat treatment on the microstructural development and mechanical
properties of newly developed die-cast Al-xCu-2.2% Si-1.1% Mg (x= 5, 6.6 and 10.6, in wt%) …

Ageing characteristics and high-temperature tensile properties of Al–Si–Cu–Mg alloys with micro-additions of Cr, Ti, V and Zr

SK Shaha, F Czerwinski, W Kasprzak… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ageing characteristics and high temperature tensile properties of the Al–7Si–1Cu–0.5 Mg
(wt%) alloy modified with transition metals Cr, Ti, V and Zr, were tested. The modified alloy …

Investigating the role of Cu, Zr and V on the evolution of microstructure and properties of Al-Si-Mg cast alloys

M Zhang, K Liu, J Han, F Qian, J Wang… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the evolution of as-cast microstructure (especially eutectic Si and
intermetallics) in Al-Si-Mg alloys is critical for improving the mechanical properties because …

Effect of Cr content and heat-treatment on the high temperature strength of eutectic Al–Si alloys

Y Yang, SY Zhong, Z Chen, M Wang, N Ma… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, the effects of Cr content (0–0.67 wt%) and heat treatment on the microstructure
evolution and high temperature (HT) tensile strength (350° C) of the Fe-containing eutectic …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al–Si cast alloy with additions of Zr–V–Ti

SK Shaha, F Czerwinski, W Kasprzak, J Friedman… - Materials & Design, 2015 - Elsevier
The microstructure and tensile properties at temperatures up to 300° C of an experimental Al–
7Si–1Cu–0.5 Mg (wt.%) cast alloy with additions of Ti, V and Zr were assessed and …

Effect of Mn and heat treatment on improvements in static strength and low-cycle fatigue life of an Al–Si–Cu–Mg alloy

SK Shaha, F Czerwinski, W Kasprzak… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Tensile and low cyclic fatigue properties were used to assess the influence of Mn additions
and heat treatment on the performance of the Al–7Si–1Cu–0.5 Mg (wt%) alloy. As a …

Optimization of A354 Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloy heat treatment: Effect on microstructure, hardness, and tensile properties of peak aged and overaged alloy

S Toschi - Metals, 2018 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present work is the study of T6 heat treatment of A354 (Al-Si-Cu-Mg) casting
alloy. The heat treatment was optimized by maximizing mechanical strength of the alloy …

Monotonic and cyclic deformation behavior of the Al–Si–Cu–Mg cast alloy with micro-additions of Ti, V and Zr

SK Shaha, F Czerwinski, W Kasprzak… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Monotonic and cyclic tests were used to assess the influence of micro-additions of Ti, V and
Zr on the deformation behavior of the Al–7Si–1Cu–0.5 Mg (wt.%) alloy in as-cast and T6 …