Abstract
Al-Si alloy was widely applied in automobile engine parts to realize weight reduction. The influence of casting temperature on the microstructure of die casting Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloy was studied in this paper. Based on ZL 101 alloy, the strength was improved with addition of 0.8% Cu element. The influence of pouring temperature on microstructure was investigated using optical microscope and electron probe micro-analysis (EPMA), and T1 heat treatment was optimized. The primary α-Al was more coarsened when the pouring temperature rose from 660 ̊C to 690 ̊C. The solid solubility of Cu in α-Al was 0.2406 wt%, analyzed by EPMA. Considering the solid solubility of Cu and avoiding porosity at high-temperature, T1 heat treatment was reasonable and affective. The micro-hardness reached to a peak value of 114 HV during aging at a temperature of 175 ̊C after 10 h. Therefore, 175 ̊C×10h aging was the most appropriate heat treatment process.
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