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Refinement of Microstructures for Aluminum Piston through Ultrasonic Melt Treatment

초음파 용탕처리를 이용한 알루미늄 피스톤의 조직 미세화

  • Lee, Sang-Hwa (Comercialization Research division, Korea Institute of Materials Science) ;
  • Jung, Jae-Gil (Comercialization Research division, Korea Institute of Materials Science) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Moo (Comercialization Research division, Korea Institute of Materials Science) ;
  • Cho, Young-Hee (Comercialization Research division, Korea Institute of Materials Science) ;
  • Yoon, Woon-Ha (Comercialization Research division, Korea Institute of Materials Science) ;
  • Ahn, Yong-Sik (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Yun, Dong-Chun (R&D Center, Dong Yang Piston Co.) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Keun (R&D Center, Dong Yang Piston Co.) ;
  • Ryu, Kwan-Ho (R&D Center, Dong Yang Piston Co.)
  • Received : 2015.12.16
  • Accepted : 2016.02.12
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

The effects of ultrasonic melt treatment on the microstructures of aluminum piston were examined at five observation parts having different cooling rates. The microstructure of aluminum piston consisted of primary Si, eutectic Si, and various types of intermetallic compounds. Regardless of cooling rate, the ultrasonic melt treatment transformed dendritic eutectic cells to equiaxed eutectic cells and it decreased the sizes of eutectic Si and intermetallic compounds that exist at eutectic cell boundaries. In the absence of ultrasonic treatment, coarse primary Si particles were severely segregated and its size was increased with decreasing the cooling rate. The ultrasonic treatment decreased the size of primary Si particles from $25.5{\sim}31.0{\mu}m$ to $17.6{\sim}23.1{\mu}m$, depending on the cooling rate. In the presence of ultrasonic treatment, relatively fine primary Si particles were homogeneously distributed throughout the piston. In addition, the ultrasonic treatment increased the population density and area fraction of fine primary Si particles.

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