Abstract

Semi-solid AlMg0.7Si alloy was prepared by recrystallization and partial melting (RAP) method which including radial forging (RF) and remelting process. RF was carried out with different area reduction ratios (ARRs) to accumulate strains, effect of ARR and remelting time on microstructure was studied, mechanism of RAP preparing semi-solid AlMg0.7Si alloy was summarized. Results show that, compared with the large and irregular solid grains form remelting of starting material, solid grains of semi-solid alloy prepared by RAP are fine and globular, and the optimum microstructure can be obtained when alloy with 80% ARR is remelted at 630 °C for 10 min. With the increase of ARR, the solid grains are smaller and rounder. With the increase of remelting time, the average grain size is increased, and the spheroidization degree of solid grain is gradually improved. The main mechanism consists of pre-deformation, recovery and recrystallization, grains fragmentation, grains spheroidization and coarsening.

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