Research status and prospect of grain refinement in aluminum alloy

Aluminum (Al) alloy, as an important lightweight material, has unique advantages such as low density, high specific strength, excellent ductility and corrosion resistance. As a result, it has wide application prospects in aerospace, military industry, automotive and other fields. It is of paramount...

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Main Authors: Xinyue Zhang, Qichi Le, Dazhi Zhao, Yanchao Jiang, Yubo Wang, Tong Wang, Qiyu Liao
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Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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author Xinyue Zhang
Qichi Le
Dazhi Zhao
Yanchao Jiang
Yubo Wang
Tong Wang
Qiyu Liao
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description Aluminum (Al) alloy, as an important lightweight material, has unique advantages such as low density, high specific strength, excellent ductility and corrosion resistance. As a result, it has wide application prospects in aerospace, military industry, automotive and other fields. It is of paramount importance to control the grain size and grain distribution in order to achieve excellent overall performance in Al alloys. The chemical, physical and composite methods applicable to grain refinement of Al alloy are described in this article. The current research status of Al alloy grain refinement treatments is summarized, the advantages and disadvantages of different methods are pointed out, as well as the direction of future development is envisioned. Such a review will provide a reference basis for the design of future refinement processes of high-quality and high-performance Al alloys, which is of great significance for promoting the application and development of Al alloys in high-end technological fields.
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spelling doaj-art-82f1b6718cd840498558bc44afcd844b2025-01-19T06:25:49ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-01-013418801893Research status and prospect of grain refinement in aluminum alloyXinyue Zhang0Qichi Le1Dazhi Zhao2Yanchao Jiang3Yubo Wang4Tong Wang5Qiyu Liao6Key Lab of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR ChinaKey Lab of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China; Corresponding author.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR ChinaKey Lab of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471000, PR ChinaKey Lab of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR ChinaKey Lab of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, PR ChinaAluminum (Al) alloy, as an important lightweight material, has unique advantages such as low density, high specific strength, excellent ductility and corrosion resistance. As a result, it has wide application prospects in aerospace, military industry, automotive and other fields. It is of paramount importance to control the grain size and grain distribution in order to achieve excellent overall performance in Al alloys. The chemical, physical and composite methods applicable to grain refinement of Al alloy are described in this article. The current research status of Al alloy grain refinement treatments is summarized, the advantages and disadvantages of different methods are pointed out, as well as the direction of future development is envisioned. Such a review will provide a reference basis for the design of future refinement processes of high-quality and high-performance Al alloys, which is of great significance for promoting the application and development of Al alloys in high-end technological fields.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785424030084Aluminum alloyChemical refinementPhysical refinementComposite refinement
spellingShingle Xinyue Zhang
Qichi Le
Dazhi Zhao
Yanchao Jiang
Yubo Wang
Tong Wang
Qiyu Liao
Research status and prospect of grain refinement in aluminum alloy
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Aluminum alloy
Chemical refinement
Physical refinement
Composite refinement
title Research status and prospect of grain refinement in aluminum alloy
title_full Research status and prospect of grain refinement in aluminum alloy
title_fullStr Research status and prospect of grain refinement in aluminum alloy
title_full_unstemmed Research status and prospect of grain refinement in aluminum alloy
title_short Research status and prospect of grain refinement in aluminum alloy
title_sort research status and prospect of grain refinement in aluminum alloy
topic Aluminum alloy
Chemical refinement
Physical refinement
Composite refinement
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