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Effect of rotating gas bubble stirring process parameters on purifying effectiveness and mechanical properties of sand-cast Mg–10Gd–3Y–0.5Zr alloy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2014

Jun Mei ,
Wencai Liu ,
Guohua Wu ,
Lv Xiao  and
Wenjiang Ding
Jun Mei
Affiliation:
National Engineering Research Center of Light Alloys Net Forming and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Wencai Liu*
Affiliation:
National Engineering Research Center of Light Alloys Net Forming and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; and Shanghai Light Alloy Net Forming National Engineering Research Center Co., Ltd, Shanghai 201615, China
Guohua Wu*
Affiliation:
National Engineering Research Center of Light Alloys Net Forming and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Lv Xiao
Affiliation:
Shanghai Aviation Precision Machinery Research Institute, Shanghai 201600, China
Wenjiang Ding
Affiliation:
National Engineering Research Center of Light Alloys Net Forming and State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composite, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: liuwc@sjtu.edu.cn
b)e-mail: ghwu@sjtu.edu.cn
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Abstract

A continuous nonflux inclusion-removal method, rotating gas bubble stirring, is used to purify Mg–10Gd–3Y–0.5Zr melt. The effects of rotating gas bubble stirring process parameters (Ar flow rate, time, and rotating speed) on purifying effectiveness, mechanical properties, and fracture behavior of sand-cast Mg–10Gd–3Y–0.5Zr alloy are studied. The results show that too high or too low Ar flow rate is unfavorable for inclusion-removal. The results also indicate that the high rotary speed of spraying gas is helpful to improve the inclusion-removal and mechanical properties. But when the melt is subjected to overtime gas bubbling treatment, the mechanical properties became poor again. Nonflux purification does not change the microstructure of Mg–10Gd–3Y–0.5Zr alloy. However, rotating gas bubble stirring has a certain effect on the fracture pattern of the alloy. In addition, the melt purifying mechanism of the gas bubble stirring treatment for the sand-cast alloy was discussed systematically.

Keywords

magnesium alloysand-castpurificationrotating gas bubble stirring
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , 28 January 2015 , pp. 224 - 232
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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