The assessment of castings quality using selected quantitative methods

Lenka Kuchariková, Eva Tillová, Denisa Závodská
2016 Production Engineering Archives  
Aluminium alloys represent an important category of materials due to their high technological value and wide range of applications. The alloys of the Al-Si-Cu system have become increasingly important in recent years, mainly in automotive industry that uses secondary aluminium (recycled) in the form of various motor mounts, pistons, cylinder heads, heat exchangers, air conditioners due to their high strength at room and high temperature. This work deals with possibilities of quick and correct
more » ... sessment of aluminium castings microstructure, especially focused on volume, size and shape of structural parameterseutectic Si and intermetallic phases different chemical compositions. These structural parameters affect the properties of castings and it is important to study their features. The features were studied by using image analyser software NIS Elements. Key wordsaluminium castings, image analyser software, quantitative analysis, structural parameters of aluminium cast alloys
doi:10.30657/pea.2016.13.02 fatcat:ellsbneerzc4vcsxa5mlfl6wtm