Advanced cast aluminum alloys for automotive engine application with superior high-temperature properties
Abstract
A high fatigue strength aluminum alloy comprises in weight percent copper 3.0-3.5%, iron 0-1.3%, magnesium 0.24-0.35%, manganese 0-0.8%, silicon 6.5-12.0%, strontium 0-0.025%, titanium 0.05-0.2%, vanadium 0.20-0.35%, zinc 0-3.0%, zirconium 0.2-0.4%, a maximum of 0.5% other elements and balance aluminum plus impurities. The alloy defines a microstructure having an aluminum matrix with the Zr and the V in solid solution after solidification. The matrix has solid solution Zr of at least 0.16% after heat treatment and solid solution V of at least 0.20% after heat treatment, and both Cu and Mg are dissolved into the aluminum matrix during the heat treatment and subsequently precipitated during the heat treatment. A process for heat treating an Al—Si—Cu—Mg—Fe—Zn—Mn—Sr-TMs alloy comprises heat treating the alloy to produce a microstructure having a matrix with Zr and V in solid solution after solidification.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1735185
- Patent Number(s):
- 10752980
- Application Number:
- 15/663,510
- Assignee:
- Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B22 - CASTING B22D - CASTING OF METALS
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22C - ALLOYS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0006020
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 07/28/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Li, Mei, Zindel, Jacob Wesley, Godlewski, Larry Alan, Ghaffari, Bita, Huo, Yang, Engler-Pinto, Carlos, and Lai, Wei-jen. Advanced cast aluminum alloys for automotive engine application with superior high-temperature properties. United States: N. p., 2020.
Web.
Li, Mei, Zindel, Jacob Wesley, Godlewski, Larry Alan, Ghaffari, Bita, Huo, Yang, Engler-Pinto, Carlos, & Lai, Wei-jen. Advanced cast aluminum alloys for automotive engine application with superior high-temperature properties. United States.
Li, Mei, Zindel, Jacob Wesley, Godlewski, Larry Alan, Ghaffari, Bita, Huo, Yang, Engler-Pinto, Carlos, and Lai, Wei-jen. Tue .
"Advanced cast aluminum alloys for automotive engine application with superior high-temperature properties". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1735185.
@article{osti_1735185,
title = {Advanced cast aluminum alloys for automotive engine application with superior high-temperature properties},
author = {Li, Mei and Zindel, Jacob Wesley and Godlewski, Larry Alan and Ghaffari, Bita and Huo, Yang and Engler-Pinto, Carlos and Lai, Wei-jen},
abstractNote = {A high fatigue strength aluminum alloy comprises in weight percent copper 3.0-3.5%, iron 0-1.3%, magnesium 0.24-0.35%, manganese 0-0.8%, silicon 6.5-12.0%, strontium 0-0.025%, titanium 0.05-0.2%, vanadium 0.20-0.35%, zinc 0-3.0%, zirconium 0.2-0.4%, a maximum of 0.5% other elements and balance aluminum plus impurities. The alloy defines a microstructure having an aluminum matrix with the Zr and the V in solid solution after solidification. The matrix has solid solution Zr of at least 0.16% after heat treatment and solid solution V of at least 0.20% after heat treatment, and both Cu and Mg are dissolved into the aluminum matrix during the heat treatment and subsequently precipitated during the heat treatment. A process for heat treating an Al—Si—Cu—Mg—Fe—Zn—Mn—Sr-TMs alloy comprises heat treating the alloy to produce a microstructure having a matrix with Zr and V in solid solution after solidification.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2020},
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