Abstract
A semisolid slurry of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy was prepared by adding 0.1wt.% Al-5Ti–1B master alloy and rheo-diecast with different injection velocities. The average size of the primary α-Al particles in the rheo-diecast parts decreased and its shape factor increased with the increase of the injection velocity. The microstructure was obtained with an average particle diameter of 52μm and a shape factor of 0.69 for the primary α-Al particles at 1.0ms−1. With increasing injection velocity, porosity decreased to a minimum of 0.9%, at an injection velocity of 0.7ms−1, and then increased with the increase in injection velocity. At this velocity, the maximum tensile strength and elongation of the rheo-diecast samples were achieved, which were 252MPa and 2.8%, respectively. After T6 heat treatment, the tensile strength and elongation of the samples were 403MPa and 2.1%, an increase and decrease of 60% and 25%, respectively, compared to the as-cast samples.
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