Secondary aluminium alloys offer economic, environmental and trade advantages with respect to primary alloys. However, secondary aluminium alloys are usually subjected to metallurgical downcycling, so specific solutions to mitigate this negative effect should be considered. The present study aimed to develop an alloy with reduced environmental impact suitable for manufacturing automotive components by permanent mold casting. An innovative secondary AlSiCuMg-based alloy was fabricated with a chemical composition similar to the corresponding primary alloy through the addition of breads of a secondary high-pressure die casting aluminium alloy, but with a higher iron content. To appreciate possible deviations in the phase transformations during solidification, thermal analysis was performed on both alloys according to Newton’s method. Metallographic investigations were also performed, and these preliminary investigations showed similarities and differences between the two corresponding alloys.
Le leghe secondarie di alluminio presentano vantaggi economici, ambientali e di mercato rispetto alle analoghe di origine primaria. Tuttavia, le leghe secondarie sono soggette a downcycling metallurgico che necessita di essere il più possibile contrastato mediante soluzioni specifiche. Il presente studio ha avuto come obiettivo lo sviluppo di una lega a ridotto impatto ambientale adatta alla fabbricazione di componenti automotive in stampo permanente, provvedendo a modificare la formulazione di una lega primaria della famiglia AlSiCuMg attraverso l’aggiunta di una quota parte di lega secondaria da pressocolata a più elevato tenore di ferro. Al fine di valutare eventuali scostamenti significativi nelle trasformazioni in fase di solidificazione, su entrambe è stata eseguita l’analisi termica secondo il metodo di Newton e la conseguente caratterizzazione microstrutturale. Queste indagini preliminari hanno dimostrato quanto le due leghe abbiano di simile o di differente nelle caratteristiche di solidificazione e microstrutturali.
Studio preliminare per lo sviluppo di una lega di alluminio innovativa da fonderia a ridotto impatto ambientale
M. Merlin
;F. Bin;C. Morales Bazaldua;D. Benasciutti;C. Soffritti
2024
Abstract
Secondary aluminium alloys offer economic, environmental and trade advantages with respect to primary alloys. However, secondary aluminium alloys are usually subjected to metallurgical downcycling, so specific solutions to mitigate this negative effect should be considered. The present study aimed to develop an alloy with reduced environmental impact suitable for manufacturing automotive components by permanent mold casting. An innovative secondary AlSiCuMg-based alloy was fabricated with a chemical composition similar to the corresponding primary alloy through the addition of breads of a secondary high-pressure die casting aluminium alloy, but with a higher iron content. To appreciate possible deviations in the phase transformations during solidification, thermal analysis was performed on both alloys according to Newton’s method. Metallographic investigations were also performed, and these preliminary investigations showed similarities and differences between the two corresponding alloys.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.