Abstract
In order to refine the microstructure of A356 alloy, the effect of different contents of Ti on A356 alloy was analyzed with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Experimental results show that it is not following the law of the more the content of Ti is, the finer the microstructure in the range of 0% to 7.5% Ti. However, the microstructure undergoes a first refining as the content of Ti is less than 0.3% and then coarsening with the increasing of Ti. Further, the mechanism of grain refiner is explained from three aspects. Finally, the hardness of A356 alloy is studied to verify the effect of different contents of Ti. The results confirm that the variety of hardness is in accordance with that of microstructure.
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