An investigation was made on the microstructures and tensile properties in Al-Cu, Bi-Sn and Bi-Pb eutectic alloys rheocast with the rotation of a stirrer at a high speed of 70 rev/s. The results are summarized as follows.
(1) It is observed that the microstructure of Al-33 mass%Cu alloy ingot rheocast at a rotation speed of 70 s
−1 is a colony structure in which the eutectics with a dense lamellar of two phases are surrounded by those of a coarse lamellar of two phases. This morphology is almost the same as the microstructure of conventionally cast Al-33%Cu alloy ingot.
(2) It is observed that the microstructures of Bi-43 mass%Sn and Bi-44.5 mass%Pb alloy ingots are Chinese script eutectic structures with scattering oval regions in the discontinuous eutectic matrix. The structures of the oval regions are primary solid particles in both alloys, but bithmuth crystals will precipitate in the oval region after the solidification of Bi-44.5%Pb alloy.
(3) The elongation value of Al-33%Cu alloy ingot rheocast at a rotation speed of 70 s
−1 is 263% for a strain rate of 9.26×10
−4 s
−1 at a temperature of 773 K. It is thus recognized that this rheocast Al-Cu eutectic alloy induces superplasticity.
(4) The elongation values of Bi-43%Sn alloy ingot rheocast at a rotation speed of 70 s
−1 are 25 to 31% for a strain rate from 0.91×10
−4 to 4.63×10
−4 at 293 K.
(5) The elongation values of Sn-44.5%Pb alloy ingot rheocast at a rotation speed of 70 s
−1 are 31 to 40% for a strain rate of 0.93×10
−4 to 4.63×10
−4 s
−1 at 293 K. The elongation value of the alloy ingot is 75% for a strain rate of 1.85×10
−4 s
−1 at 323 K.
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