Abstract:
The in-situ TiB
2/ZL205A composites were prepared by the method of mixed salt reaction in aluminum alloy melt. The phases, morphology and distribution of TiB
2 particles and the fluidity of the fabricated composites were studied. The results show that the main phases of the TiB
2/ZL205A composites are α-Al, Al
2Cu and TiB
2. The TiB
2 particles with an average size of 500 nm and the shape of polygon or ovoid distribute mostly along the grains boundary and a few in the grains. The two relationships, that is the fluidity and casting temperature and the fluidity and mass fraction of Ti
2B particles, can all be described by the exponential damping model. When the casting temperature raises from 710℃ to 750℃, the fluidity of 7wt%TiB
2/ZL205A composites increases by 30.4%. When the casting temperature increases above 750℃, the increasing rate of the 7wt%TiB
2/ZL205A composites fluidity is decreased with the increasing of casting temperature. Compared with the matrix alloy, the fluidity of 3wt%TiB
2/ZL205A composites decreases by 21.8%, and the fluidity of 7wt%TiB
2/ZL205A composites decreases by 36.4%.