The presented diploma thesis deals with various types of quenching and their respective effects on mechanical and structural properties of AlSi7Mg0.6 alloy castings. Cast with precision casting technology into a self-supporting ceramic shell made by plaster investment technology, flat test bars cast by Alucast were used as experimental samples. Sample castings were used in both cast state and after T6 heat treatment. Air-flow and air-water combination with varying water passage (spraying) were used as the quenching media in the quenching process of the castings. In order to evaluate the effect of five different quenching processes on the structure and mechanical properties of the castings, the method of light microscopy, Brinell hardness test and static traction test were used. Evaluation and porosity and SDAS quantifications were carried out by means of image analysis. Experiments did not prove right the hypothesis holding that low SDAS values inevitably mean higher mechanical properties of the castings. On the other hand, distinct is the negative influence of heterogeneous structure and porosity. Despite the fact that the heat treatment was successful in reducing the influence of structural inhomogeneities, it cannot be concluded that spray quenching has an utterly positive bearing on the mechanical and structural properties of the castings.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:229932 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Julišová, Martina |
| Contributors | Klakurková, Lenka, Juliš, Martin |
| Publisher | Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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