Influence of time on modification effect of silumin AlSi11 with strontium and boron

Abstract

Studies on the effect of time on the modification of AlSi11 silumin with variable strontium micro additives in the form of an AlSr10 master alloy and boron in an AlB4 master alloy were investigated. The results showed that the strontium micro additive resulted in a satisfactory improvement in the a(Al) + b(Si) eutectic and an increase in tensile strength (Rm) and unit elongation (A5); this is also the case two hours after adding the modifier. The simultaneous modification of silumin with AlB4 and AlSr10 causes a strong fragmentation of the alloy grains and significant improvement in Rm and A5 (also two hours after adding the modifiers).