Effect of Mo Addition to ZA22 Alloy Grain Refined by Ti-B on its Metallurgical and Mechanical Characteristics in the as Cast Condition

Abstract

Zinc aluminum alloys are getting increasingly in use in industrial and engineering applications especially after the development of zinc alloys with higher aluminum content. These new developed zinc aluminum based alloys have high strength and hardness, improved creep and wear resistances and lower density. However they have the disadvantage of solidifying in dendritic structure with large grain size which adversely affects their mechanical strength, toughness and surface quality. Grain refinement of metals and alloys by rare earth elements has engaged the materials researchers for the last seven decades. In this paper the effect of molybdenum addition diagram to zinc 22 wt. % aluminum, ZA22, alloy grain refined by Ti-B at a rate of 0.1 wt. %, which corresponds to the peretictic point on the Al-Zn phase diagram in the as cast condition was carried out. The effect of the addition on the metallurgical and mechanical characteristics of the alloy were investigated and the obtained results are presented and discussed.