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Grain refining of aluminium alloys and silicon by means of boron-nitride particles

  • Eric Wulf , Lukas David Alphei , David Westfal , Jan-Marten Seitz , Mirko Schaper , Jörg August Becker , Armin Feldhoff and Friedrich-Wilhelm Bach
Published/Copyright: January 1, 2014
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 104 Issue 3

Abstract

Investigations were carried out to grain refine the aluminium alloys Al-6Si (all compositions given in wt.%) and Al-12Si as well as pure silicon by means of inoculation using boron nitride nano-particles. Comparative tests were performed using both conventional grain refiners based on titanium as well as without inoculants. Analyses were performed using scanning electron microscopy, tensile testing, thermographic and metallographic techniques. In doing this, a significant effect on grain refining is verified by inoculating using boron nitride which exceeds the effect of conventional grain refiners.

Keywords: Crystallisation; Aluminium; Silicon; Inoculation; Grain refinement
* Correspondence address, Dipl.-Ing. Eric Wulf, Leibniz University Hanover, Institute of Materials Science, An der Universität 2, 30823 Garbsen, Germany, Tel.: +495117624402, Fax: +495117625245, E-mail:

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Received: 2011-5-25
Accepted: 2012-8-15
Published Online: 2014

© 2014, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110866
Keywords for this article
Crystallisation; Aluminium; Silicon; Inoculation; Grain refinement

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  9. Evaluation of the effective diffusion coefficient of boron in the Fe2B phase in the presence of chemical stresses
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