The Crystal Segregation During Casting of the Alloy AlZn5.5Mg2.5Cu1.5

Abstract

In the course of homogenizing annealing of aluminium alloys being cast continually or semi-continually it appears that chemical inhomogenity takes off within separate dendritic cells (crystal segregation). It is about a diffusion process that takes place at the temperature which approaches the liquid temperature of the material. In that process the transition of soluble intermetallic compounds and eutectic to solid solution occurs and it suppresses crystal segregation significantly [1]. The temperature, homogenization time, the size of dendritic cells and diffusion length influences homogenizing process. The article explores the optimization of homogenizing process in terms of its time and homogenizing annealing temperature which influence mechanical properties of AlZn5,5Mg2,5Cu1,5 alloy.

Keywords

• Theory of crystallization
• Heat treatment
• Homogenizing annealing
• AlZn5,5Mg2,5Cu1,5 alloy
• Crystal segregation