Hydrogen content and porosity behavior of hypereutectic aluminum-silicon alloy with phosphorus

Abstract

By making castings that pick up gas from moisture in red sand molds, the porosity generated at different cooling rates was discussed during solidification of hypereutectic Al−25% Si alloy without and with phosphorus additions. The effect of phosphorus addition on hydrogen content in the melt was also studied. It was observed that the phosphorus addition made hydrogen content in alloy melts present a “see-saw” tendency. In addition to primary silicon refinement, the phosphorus promoted gas porosity formed not only in slowly cooled sections, but also in rapidly cooled sections. There was a small difference in density of full dense sample between P-refined and unrefined castings, with a larger density associated with phosphorous addition. The change of the surface tension seemed more reasonable to explain the mechanism of porosity behavior.

Keywords

hypereutectic aluminum-silicon alloy / phosphorus / hydrogen content / porosity / modification

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