Chao Fan, Si-yuan Long, Huai-de Yang, Xiang-jie Wang, and Jun-cheng Zhang, Influence of Ce and Mn addition on α-Fe morphology in recycled Al-Si alloy ingots, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 20(2013), No. 9, pp. 890-895. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-013-0811-7
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Chao Fan, Si-yuan Long, Huai-de Yang, Xiang-jie Wang, and Jun-cheng Zhang, Influence of Ce and Mn addition on α-Fe morphology in recycled Al-Si alloy ingots, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 20(2013), No. 9, pp. 890-895. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-013-0811-7
Chao Fan, Si-yuan Long, Huai-de Yang, Xiang-jie Wang, and Jun-cheng Zhang, Influence of Ce and Mn addition on α-Fe morphology in recycled Al-Si alloy ingots, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 20(2013), No. 9, pp. 890-895. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-013-0811-7
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Chao Fan, Si-yuan Long, Huai-de Yang, Xiang-jie Wang, and Jun-cheng Zhang, Influence of Ce and Mn addition on α-Fe morphology in recycled Al-Si alloy ingots, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 20(2013), No. 9, pp. 890-895. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-013-0811-7
The influence of Ce or Ce and Mn combined additions on the morphology of α-Fe phases in recycled Al-Si alloys was experimentally investigated by microstructure observation and room temperature tensile testing. It is found that Ce modifies the morphology of α-Fe phase from the large Chinese script-like into the individual and fine nodular shape. A combined addition of Ce and Mn results in the promotion of primary α-Fe formation, and their size increases considerably with the increase in Ce content. The mechanism of the above morphological changes was discussed in accordance with the nucleation and growth of α-Fe phase during solidification.