AlSi10Mg Samples Research Articles

Comparative analysis on high temperature tribological behaviour of additive manufactured and cast AlSi10Mg alloy

Abstract In recent years, additive manufacturing (AM) of AlSi10Mg, a material widely used in the aerospace and automotive sectors, has gained considerable interest for its ability to produce intricate shapes with improved mechanical properties. This proposed study aims to experimentally assess the high-temperature tribological performance of as-printed AlSi10Mg and compare it with traditionally cast AlSi10Mg to determine its suitability for high-temperature tribological applications. Samples of AlSi10Mg were manufactured via powder bed fusion, followed by tribological testing at elevated temperatures (30 °C, 100 °C, 200 °C, and 300 °C). The performance of both printed and cast AlSi10Mg pins was compared against an EN31 disc. The microstructure, worn surface, and wear debris of both printed and cast AlSi10Mg were examined using XRD and SEM with EDX analyses. As the load and temperature increase, both printed and cast AlSi10Mg materials demonstrate an increase in wear rate and friction coefficient. The wear rate of printed AlSi10Mg decreased by 60 % compared to cast AlSi10Mg at higher temperatures. There is a consistent trend in the coefficient of friction between printed and cast AlSi10Mg samples at low temperatures and loads. Abrasive wear predominantly occurs in both printed and cast AlSi10Mg samples at 30 °C within a load range of 10 to 20 N, while adhesive wear predominates in the same samples at temperatures ranging from 100°C to 300 °C with an applied load of 30 N. At low temperatures, smaller wear debris is observed, whereas at high temperatures and under a load of 30 N, larger wear debris is observed for both cast and printed AlSi10Mg samples.

Modeling of Tensile Stress Distribution Considering Anisotropy of Mechanical Properties of Thin-Walled AlSi10Mg Samples Obtained by Selective Laser Melting

The work that is being presented demonstrates that there is a critical point at which the engineering stress–strain diagram’s elastic–plastic region transitions to yield and fracture stresses. This transition is demonstrated using thin-walled specimens made using selective laser melting technology from high-strength aluminum alloys (AlSi10Mg) that have undergone preliminary heat treatment. It was discovered that the strain-hardening coefficient, which was determined in the section from yield strength to fracture strength, and the critical point have a highly statistically significant association (0.83 by Spearman and 0.93 by Pearson). It was possible to derive a regression equation that connected the strain-hardening coefficient with the crucial transition point. The type of stress distribution in the elastic–plastic region changes (the Weibull distribution changes to a normal distribution) as the plasticity of the thin-walled samples increases. Additionally, the contribution of the probability density of the stress distribution described by the Cauchy distribution increases in a mode near the point at which the probability density of the fracture increases.

The Influence of Post-Treatment on Micropore Evolution and Mechanical Performance in AlSi10Mg Alloy Manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion.

Gas-induced porosity is almost inevitable in additively manufactured aluminum alloys due to the evaporation of low-melting point elements (e.g., Al, Mg, and Zn) and the encapsulation of gases (e.g., hydrogen) during the multiple-phase reaction in the melt pool. These micropores are highly unstable during post-heat treatment at elevated temperatures and greatly affect mechanical properties and service reliability. In this study, the AlSi10Mg samples prepared by LPBF were subjected to solution heat treatment at 560 °C for 0.5 and 2 h, followed by artificial aging at 160 °C, 180 °C and 200 °C, respectively. The defect tolerance of gas porosity and associated damage mechanisms in the as-built and heat treated AlSi10Mg alloy were elucidated using optical, scanning electron microscopic analysis, X-ray micro computed tomography (XCT) and room temperature tensile testing. The results showed the defect tolerance of AlSi10Mg alloy prepared by LPBF was significantly reduced by the artificial aging treatment due to the precipitation of Mg-Si phases. Fracture analysis showed that the cooperation of fine precipitates and coarsened micropores assists nucleation and propagation of microcracks sites due to stress concentration upon tensile deformation and reduces the tensile elongation at break.

Multi-objective Optimization of Process Parameters for Surface Quality and Geometric Tolerances of AlSi10Mg Samples Produced by Additive Manufacturing Method Using Taguchi-Based Gray Relational Analysis

AbstractIn this study, it has been focused on examining the effects of production parameters on quality parameters such as surface roughness and geometric tolerances in the production of AlSi10Mg samples by the additive manufacturing method. The experimental design has been prepared according to the Taguchi L27 orthogonal array. As a result, in the production of samples, increasing laser power (P) contributed positively to surface roughness and diameter change, and increasing scanning distance (SD) negatively contributed to circularity change and concentricity. Further, it has been determined that increasing the scanning speed (SS) negatively affects the concentricity change of the produced samples. The optimum production parameters for surface roughness and diameter variation has been determined as A1B1C3. The optimum production parameters for circularity variation and concentricity have been determined as A3B3C1 and A3B1C1, respectively. According to the ANOVA analysis results, the most effective parameters for surface roughness, diameter change, circularity change and concentricity have been 53.22% P, 62.45% SD, 37.23% SS and 40.41% SD, respectively. Furthermore, as a result of the gray relationship analysis (GRA) performed for the output parameters, the optimum production parameter has been determined as A2B1C3.

Characterization of Si particles in additively manufactured AlSi10Mg using synchrotron transmission X-ray nanotomography

Abstract In AlSi10Mg samples manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion, distinguishing the Si eutectic network/Si particles from the Al matrix by X-ray imaging is challenging due to the low absorption contrast between the Al and Si. This work investigates the possibility of overcoming this obstacle in synchrotron transmission X-ray microscopy. Effects of both different defocusing conditions and X-ray beam energies are evaluated and optimal conditions are identified for imaging a sample annealed post-print for 2h at 520°C. It is shown that both large particles (e.g. 4μm) and particles as small as 0.5 μm, can be imaged with reasonable precision in 3D non-destructively.

A Pragmatic Approach for Rapid, Non-Destructive Assessment of Defect Types in Laser Powder Bed Fusion Based on Melt Pool Monitoring Data.

Process monitoring systems, e.g., systems based on photodiodes, could be used in laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) to measure various process parameters and process signatures to eventually allow for a local, detailed analysis of the produced parts. Here, simple statements only concerning the occurrence of defects in parts are sufficient in many cases, especially with respect to industrial application. Therefore, a pragmatic approach to rapidly infer the occurrence of defects and their types based on in situ data obtained by commercially available process monitoring systems is introduced. In this approach, a color distribution in form of a histogram is determined for each produced part using layer-wise screenshots of the visualized data provided by the monitoring software. Assessment of the histograms of AlSi10Mg samples, which were processed with different parameter combinations, revealed characteristics depending on the prevailing defect types. These characteristics enable the prediction of the occurring defect types without the necessity to apply conventional downstream testing methods, and thus, a straightforward separation of parts with good quality from defective components. Since the approach presented uses the data visualization of the monitoring software, it can be used even when direct access to the raw data is not provided by the machine manufacturer.

How heterogeneous microstructure determines mechanical behavior of laser powder bed fusion AlSi10Mg

Laser powder bed fusion AlSi10Mg exhibits hierarchical and heterogeneous microstructure, which leads to anisotropic mechanical properties. The present work systematically investigated strength, ductility and their correlations to heterogeneous microstructure along different loading directions. Two AlSi10Mg samples presenting distinct features of Al–Si cellular structures and melt pool borders were analyzed, using combined tensile tests and digital image correlation measurements at both macro and micro scales. In addition, crystal plasticity modeling and simulation were conducted to reveal the deformation behavior and propensity to damage in the melt pool interiors and at the melt pool borders. Strain localizations are found in both the building direction and the perpendicular direction, due to weaker melt pool border and soft grain orientation, respectively. With the experimental and numerical results, it is demonstrated that the strength anisotropy mainly originates from the elongated Al–Si cellular structure, while the melt pool border plays a secondary role. Moreover, the ductility and its anisotropy appear to be determined by combined effects of strain localization, propensity to damage and constraints to crack formation. The findings of the present work unveil clearly how hierarchical and heterogeneous microstructure renders the macroscopic mechanical properties of additively manufactured Al alloys in different loading directions.

Fracture toughness of AlSi10Mg alloy produced by LPBF: effects of orientation and heat treatment

In this study, AlSi10Mg samples were manufactured by laser-powder bed fusion process to explore the fracture toughness dependence on both built orientation and aging treatment. The experiments were performed on as-built and directly-aged (200∘\\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \\usepackage{amsmath} \\usepackage{wasysym} \\usepackage{amsfonts} \\usepackage{amssymb} \\usepackage{amsbsy} \\usepackage{mathrsfs} \\usepackage{upgreek} \\setlength{\\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \\begin{document}$$^{\\circ }$$\\end{document}C/4 h) conditions, with the latter revealed to be a valuable treatment for improving fracture toughness. A comprehensive investigation involving detailed microstructural analysis, grain-orientation mapping, and crack-tip strain measurements was conducted to investigate the mechanisms governing the material behavior. The results revealed that specimens subjected to direct aging display higher toughness, thereby enhancing the fracture resistance of AlSi10Mg. Moreover, a considerable variation in fracture toughness values was observed for the different printing orientations, indicating the existence of manufacturing-induced anisotropy. The findings highlight that this anisotropy mainly correlates with the distinctive microstructure induced by the additive manufacturing process. In particular, this study focuses on the different preferential crack paths dictated by the melt pool boundaries orientation respective the crack propagation direction. A substantial reduction in fracture toughness was observed when the crack propagates along the melt pool boundaries.

Defect detection in additively manufactured AlSi10Mg and Ti6Al4V samples using laser ultrasonics and phase shift migration

Laser ultrasonics (LU) is a non-contact and non-destructive method with a high data acquisition rate, making it a promising candidate for in-situ monitoring of defects in different additive manufacturing (AM) processes, including laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and directed energy deposition, as well as final part inspection. In order to see the effect of various artificial defect types on an LU sub-surface reconstruction, AlSi10Mg samples with side through-holes, as well as Ti6Al4V samples with bottom blind holes and trapped powder were printed using LPBF, and then ultrasound B-scans of the samples were obtained using an LU system. The resulting scan data was processed using a custom frequency domain phase shift migration (PSM) algorithm, to reconstruct the defects and their locations. Novel ways of pre-processing the B-scan, used as an input to PSM, and taking advantage of its frequency representation, are demonstrated. Newton’s method was used to find a stationary phase approximation, used to account in the frequency domain for the fixed offset emitter-receiver arrangement within the PSM calculation. The Newton’s method calculation time was reduced by 33%, by using an approximation of the phase function to find an initial guess. The smallest defects that were detected using this method were in the size range between 200 to 300μm for the bottom hole defects, using an 8 ns laser pulse duration. The effect of the laser on the surface of a part being built, and the challenges and further work needed to integrate LU in a LPBF machine for in-situ inspection are discussed.

Microstructure and compression performance of novel AlSi10Mg composite auxetic structures fabricated by additive manufacturing

In order to further increase the mechanical properties of auxetic structures, a novel enhanced composite (NEC) auxetic structure was proposed and characterized by the combination of the enhanced re-entrant anti-trichiral and double arrow structures. The NEC structures were fabricated from AlSi10Mg powders through selective laser melting (SLM) additive manufacturing technology. The grain morphology and microstructure characteristic of the AlSi10Mg sample were comprehensively analyzed. Results indicate that both columnar and equiaxed grains can be observed in the SLM-fabricated sample. Columnar grains with the size around 52 μm are mainly distributed in the melt pool and equiaxed grains exist at the boundary of the melt pool. The columnar grains are approximately perpendicular to the boundary of the melt pool and grow towards the center of the melt pool, exhibiting <100> filamentous texture. The melt pool boundaries can be divided into three distinct regions, i.e., coarse grain zone, fine grain zone, and heat affected zone. The microstructure of the as-built sample consists of elongate cellular α-Al matrix decorated with eutectic Si network boundaries. The mechanical properties and energy absorption performance are systematically investigated by means of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) verified by the experimental results. It is found that the elastic modulus, compression strength, Poisson's ration and energy absorption of the NEC structures are sensitive to the structure parameters. i.e., the compression stress and energy absorption present an increasing trend with the increasing of α, decreasing of l1 and β, while l1, α and β exhibit opposite effect on the Poisson's ratio. Moreover, the rotational combination of varied structures can lead to an excellent energy absorption capacity of the NEC structures, which is significantly higher than that of other auxetic structures. The results will provide guidance for the structure design of lightweight auxetic structures with enhanced performance and outstanding auxeticity.

Optimisation of the Heat Treatment Profile for Powder-Bed Fusion Built AlSi10Mg by Age Hardening and Ice-Water Quenching

During powder-bed fusion (PBF), the irradiated material causes undesirable thermal stresses while experiencing large temperature oscillations over a rapid period. This requires the components produced by this technique to undergo thermal treatment. The characteristics of additively manufactured materials, which are rapid heating and cooling, do not accept conventional methods, such as thermal treatment, that alleviate stress for the removal of thermal stresses. In this research, the thermal treatment of age hardening is explored, in which AlSi10Mg is subjected to lower temperatures for longer periods of time. Other samples were thermally treated at 300 °C and 400 °C for various hours and quenched in ice water. This is conducted to identify the acceptable temperature and conditions that will improve the properties after thermal treatment without jeopardising other properties of the material and to investigate the effects of the thermal treatment profiles on the microstructural and mechanical characteristics of the AlSi10Mg samples.

Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of AlSi10Mg fabricated using laser powder bed fusion

Thermal heat treatment is an important step in many metal additive manufacturing processes, particularly laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB), as it can homogenize the microstructure and enhance the properties of the resulting parts. The effects of post-processing via direct ageing (DA), stress-relieving (SR), and DA or SA followed by annealing or hot isostatic pressing (HIP), on the microstructure, porosity, and resultant mechanical properties of AlSi10Mg samples manufactured using PBF-LB were investigated in this study. Samples were fabricated over a range of processing conditions to probe different starting microstructures and pore features. Porosity and sub-grain solidification cells were characterized because these features are known to influence strength, ductility, and microhardness. DA increased strength at the expense of ductility due to the precipitation of Si-rich particles while SR improved ductility at the expense of strength due to the broken Al/Si eutectic microstructure. Subsequent annealing of DA samples resulted in further breakdown of the Al/Si eutectic microstructure as well as coarsening of Si-rich precipitates, resulting in lower strength and higher ductility than DA alone. HIP resulted in near fully dense and homogenized samples with coarse Si particles, significantly increasing elongation over all other heat treatments. This study shows that processing parameters and heat treatments can be used to tailor porosity, cell size, and resultant mechanical properties of PBF-LB AlSi10Mg.

Effect of Hirtisation treatment on surface quality and mechanical properties of AlSi10Mg samples produced by laser powder bed fusion

Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) provides a larger design freedom than conventional manufacturing techniques. Surface post-processing is widely investigated to improve the roughness of as built L-PBF parts by reducing powder sintered to the surface and the staircase effect, but it becomes even more important to guarantee a smooth surface if support structures are included for tilted overhanging structures. This study focuses on L-PBF AlSi10Mg samples with a building angle of 30° with respect to the baseplate. This building angle inevitably requires support structures. The study investigates if a hybrid surface treatment combining chemical and electrochemical polishing, called Hirtisation®, removes the support structure and to what extent it improves the surface roughness of samples with a 30° building angle. Currently, the results of surface treatments are mostly reported on vertically built samples while down-facing areas of samples with a lower building angle are typically the roughest areas of the samples causing crack initiation in fatigue. Roughness, defect population, residual stresses, microstructure, fatigue, and tensile properties are studied to investigate correlations with the physical effect of Hirtisation. A porous zone is observed in the down-facing area close to the support structures of as built samples. Hirtisation removed successfully the support and the porous area. In the down-facing roughest area, the average values of the average roughness, mean roughness depth and deepest valley depth are reduced by respectively 56,5%, 58,7% and 51,5% by Hirtisation compared to the as built state. The deepest valley measured reduced from 155,5 µm to 74,4 µm. Hirtisation combined with annealing increased the fatigue resistance at a stress amplitude of 120 MPa with a factor 3,1 compared to the as built state and with a factor 2,7 compared to the annealing state. The improved fatigue resistance is linked to halving the deepest valley depth as well as a change in the residual stress at the outer surface from tensile stresses after annealing to a small compressive stress after Hirtisation which counteracts the tensile load in fatigue. Hence, Hirtisation reduces roughness, inverses a tensile residual stress at the outer surface to a small compressive residual stress. In addition, the chemical-electrochemical process allows to access areas which are impossible to post-process with e.g. sandblasting or vibratory polishing. These conclusions make Hirtisation interesting for further investigations for future applications, however the deepest valley depth could be reduced more by increasing the material removal in the process to improve the fatigue life more.

Dissipative energy as a fatigue parameter of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg samples

The present study focuses on the thermal response of AlSi10Mg samples under cyclic dynamic loading, consequence of the self-heating effect. The samples are additively manufactured from AlSi10Mg aluminum alloy using the Laser Power Bed Fusion (L-PBF) technology. This paper discusses the prospect of applying thermographic methods to establish the standard S-N curve for fatigue life prediction using fewer samples than currently necessary and investigating the fatigue limit transition. The heat generation (self-heating) by the specimen during loading is analyzed using specific self-heating tests, which consist in gradually increasing the amplitude of loading for a certain number of cycles while monitoring the temperature of the specimen. Subsequently, this variable is processed as an input parameter within additional fatigue analyses. The effect of four different heat treatments was also considered, and some conclusions are drawn.

Microstructural and textural gradients in SLM-manufactured AlSi10Mg after low-draught cold-rolling and heat treatment

Additively manufactured AlSi10Mg is often subject to a two-stage heat treatment, namely solid solution treatment followed by artificial aging, to achieve optimal properties. Before such heat treatments, slight surface plastic deformation may be applied to modify the surface quality and properties. However, gradients in microstructure and texture near the surface introduced by the plastic deformation may cause undesired microstructural and textural evolutions during subsequent heat treatment. In this work, we introduce plastic deformation in the surface layer in an SLM-manufactured AlSi10Mg sample by relatively low-draught cold rolling and we investigate the through-thickness variations in microstructure and texture in the deformed state and after heat treatment. The SLM-manufactured AlSi10Mg sample has a fine-scale microstructure and a weak texture, and is rather thermally stable during subsequent heat treatments. Applying 10% low-draught cold rolling to the SLM-manufactured AlSi10Mg sample is found to introduce a near Goss texture in the surface layer, while little change is observed in the center layer. After subsequent solution treatment and aging, abnormal grain growth occurred in the surface layer resulting in remarkable through thickness gradients in microstructure and texture.

Mechanistic understanding of strengthening in a novel MXene/AlSi10Mg matrix composite processed by laser powder bed fusion

The fabrication of high-performance two-dimensional nanosheets strengthened Al matrix composites (AMCs) is challenging due to the agglomeration issue of traditional nanosheets (graphene) and their high reactivity with Al powder. To address these concerns, Ti3C2 MXene nanosheets with superior chemical stability were employed as a substitute for graphene in this study. Furthermore, a novel MXene/AlSi10Mg composite powder for the laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) was synthesized using a powder coating strategy. The approach involves three steps, including intercalation treatment of MXene flakes, uniform dispersion of the delaminated MXene nanosheets in aqueous solution, followed by the powder coating treatment using a solid-liquid fluidized bed. Differing from conventional methods for making powder mixtures, such as mechanical blending and ball milling, our powder coating approach achieved uniform distribution and high purity of MXene on the surface of AlSi10Mg powder, while maintaining the original sphericity and flowability of powder. The MXene-coating exhibited exceptional stability under intense conditions of high-energy laser exposure and high-temperature Al melt, enabling the successful retention of MXene nanosheets after LPBF processing. Experimental results show that the retained MXene effectively strengthened the Al matrix through load transfer from Al matrix, pinning effect on the movement of grain boundaries, and inhibiting effect on the deformation and fracture of eutectic Si. Consequently, compared to the bare AlSi10Mg sample processed by LPBF, a small addition of MXene (0.25 wt%) yielded a significant improvement in tensile strength (over 60%), while maintaining an acceptable ductility.

Ratcheting–Fatigue Damage Assessment of Additively Manufactured SS304L and AlSi10Mg Samples under Asymmetric Stress Cycles

The present study aims to investigate the interaction of ratcheting and fatigue phenomena for additively manufactured (AM) samples of SS304L and AlSi10Mg undergoing uniaxial asymmetric stress cycles. Overall damage was accumulated through fatigue and ratcheting on AM samples prepared from three-dimensional-printed plates along vertical and horizontal directions. Fatigue damage was evaluated based on the strain energy density fatigue approach and ratcheting damage was calculated through use of an isotropic–kinematic hardening framework. The isotropic description through the Lee–Zavrel (L–Z) model formed the initial and concentric expansion of yield surfaces while the Ahmadzadeh–Varvani (A–V) kinematic hardening rule translated yield surfaces into the deviatoric stress space. Ratcheting of AM samples was simulated using finite element analysis through use of triangular and quadrilateral elements. Ratcheting values of the AM samples were simulated on the basis of Chaboche’s materials model. The predicted and simulated ratcheting damage curves placed above the experimental fatigue–ratcheting experimental data while predicted fatigue damage curves collapsed below the measured values. The overall damage was formulated to partition damage weights due to fatigue and ratcheting phenomena.

Melt pool boundaries in additively manufactured AlSi10Mg: Correlating inhomogeneous deformation with local microstructure via in-situ microtensile tests

Microstructures in additively manufactured metals are often inhomogeneous and complex. Melt pool (MP) centers and boundaries can vary significantly, such as in AlSi10Mg, where MP boundaries reveal a coarsening and breakdown of the refined cellular network. However, bulk characterization techniques often lack the resolution to quantify the local deformation on the length scale of a melt pool boundary which ranges from 1 to 100 μm. Here, in-situ scanning electron microscopy (SEM) microtensile experiments on AlSi10Mg samples were used to compare the relative yield behavior and deformation uniformity throughout microstructural regions, particularly around the MP boundaries. Differences in the local mechanical response – deformation, strain hardening, and yield – are reported between the MP boundaries and centers. These differences in deformation are correlated to specific microstructural features like cell size, cell connectedness, cell eccentricity, and grain size. Quantitative correlations of local deformation with relevant microstructural features, as presented here, will aid modelers and the additive manufacturing (AM) community to more precisely predict and control AM AlSi10Mg part performance.

Application of gradient severe shot peening as a novel mechanical surface treatment on fatigue behavior of additively manufactured AlSi10Mg

Post-processing methods can be crucial in addressing the associated anomalies of the as-built state of additively manufactured materials. In this study, for the first time, the effects of gradient severe shot peening as a novel mechanical surface treatment, along with other types of shot peening treatments, including conventional, severe, and over shot peening processes were investigated individually and combined with heat treatment on fatigue behavior of hourglass AlSi10Mg samples fabricated by laser powder bed fusion. Detailed experimental characterizations in terms of microstructure, porosity, surface texture, hardness and residual stresses as well as rotating bending fatigue behavior were conducted. The experimental results revealed a significant fatigue behavior improvement after applying gradient severe shot peening treatments due to their remarkable capacity to modulate surface texture, known as a side effect of peening, besides surface layer nanocrystallization, enhanced hardness, and high compressive residual stresses.

Influence of Ni Contents on Microstructure and Mechanical Performance of AlSi10Mg Alloy by Selective Laser Melting.

To improve the tensile strength and wear resistance of AlSi10Mg alloys, a novel in situ synthesis method of selective laser melting (SLM) was used to fabricate the Ni-reinforced AlSi10Mg samples. The eutectic Si networks formed around the α-Al crystals by diffusion and transportation via Marangoni convection in the SLM process. Moreover, the XRD and TEM results verified that the Al3Ni nanoparticles were created by the in situ reaction of the Ni and aluminum matrix in the Ni/AlSi10Mg samples. Therefore, the microstructure of the Ni-containing alloys was constituted by the α-Al + Si network + Al3Ni phases. The dislocations accumulated at the continuous Si network boundaries and cannot transmit across the dislocation walls inside the Si network. SEM results revealed that the continuity and size of eutectic Si networks can be tailored by adjusting the Ni contents. Furthermore, the Al matrix also benefited from the Al3Ni nanoparticles against the dislocation movement due to their excellent interfacial bonding. The 3Ni-AlSi10Mg sample exhibited high mechanical properties due to the continuous Si networks and Al3Ni nanoparticles. The tensile strength, elongation, Vickers hardness, friction coefficient, and wear volumes of the 3Ni-AlSi10Mg samples were 401.15 ± 7.97 MPa, 6.23 ± 0.252%, 144.06 ± 0.81 HV, 0.608, 0.11 mm3, respectively, which outperformed the pure AlSi10Mg samples (372.05 ± 1.64 MPa, 5.84 ± 0.269%, 123.22 ± 1.18 HV, 0.66, and 0.135 mm3).