Effect of Die Casting Condition on the Mechanical Properties of AZ91HP Mg Alloy

AZ91HP 마그네슘합금의 기계적성질에 미치는 다이캐스팅 조건의 영향

  • Ahn, Yong-Sik (School of Materials Science & Eng., Pukyong National University) ;
  • Klein, F. (Aalen University of Applied Science, Aalen, Germany)
  • 안용식 (국립부경대학교 재료공학과) ;
  • Published : 2002.08.20

Abstract

Magnesium alloys have high strength to weight ratio and are extremely attractive for applications in transport industry. Most of structural magnesium alloys are manufactured by die casting process. The tensile properties of AZ91HP magnesium alloy were investigated after die casting under various die casting conditions. After die casting by using cold chamber machine, the volume porosity of specimens was examined with density method. With the increase of the volume porosity of specimens, both the tensile strength and elongation were significantly decreased, however the 0.2% offset strength was almost independent of the amount of porosity. With the increase of crystal pressure from 500 to 900 bar during die casting, the volume porosity was decreased, which resulted in the increase of the tensile strength. The mould temperature within the range of $150{\sim}250^{\circ}C$ has not influenced the microstructure with the eutectic phase and tensile properties of specimens. The tensile strength was the highest at 90m/sec of gate speed.

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