The present disclosure concerns an aluminum alloy with improved strength and ductility. The aluminum alloy composition achieves a superior strength/ductility combination compared to existing AlMgSi alloys. The aluminum alloy may be particularly suitable for applications requiring a yield strength of more than 240 MPa. The aluminum alloy comprises, in weight percent: 0.41-0.59 Si; 0.3 Fe; 0.08 to 0.30 Cu; 0.45 to 0.55 Mg; 0.08 to 0.20 Mn; and the balance being aluminum and inevitable impurities. The Mn can be replaced in the aluminum alloy by Cr to an equivalence of Mn and Cr at a ratio Mn=1.6Cr, wherein Mn+1.6Cr+Cu0.25.

A high performance die castable aluminum alloy is described, wherein the aluminum alloy is characterized as having a high yield strength and high conductivity. and also a high flowability and low susceptibility to hot tearing when die cast.

A die-cast aluminum alloy and a preparation method and use thereof are disclosed. Based on the total mass of the die-cast aluminum alloy, the die-cast aluminum alloy includes: 4-9 wt % of Mg; 1.6-2.8 wt % of Si; 1.1-2 wt % of Zn; wt % of Mn; 0.1-0.3 wt % of Ti; 0.009-0.05 wt % of Be; the balance of Al; and less than 0.2 wt % of inevitable impurities.

A thixomolding material includes: a metal body containing magnesium(Mg) as a primary component; a plurality of coating particles provided at a front surface of the metal body and having an average particle diameter equal to or less than 100 m, the plurality of coating particles being made of an inorganic material differing from the metal body; and an interposed particle interposed between the metal body and the coating particles and having an average particle diameter smaller than the coating particle, the interposed particle being made of an inorganic oxide.

It provides a preparation method of solid-liquid composite casting in a specific mold to produce the heterostructured metallic bars composed of high elastic modulus metal and low elastic modulus Mg alloy. Subsequently, the microstructure of heterogeneous Mg alloys bars is adjusted by the specific deformation and heat treatment. Heterogeneous Mg alloys bars without oxide inclusions and with good interfacial bonding were prepared through this method. The improvement of elastic modulus is obtained by tailoring the heterogeneous microstructure.

Cast components, electronic devices including cast components, alloys for cast components, and methods of forming cast components are disclosed. In an example, a component for an electronic device includes an aluminum alloy including a plurality of silicon particles having spheroidal shapes and a silicon concentration of greater than 1.5 wt %, and a b* value of 0.5 or less.

The present invention discloses a low-pressure mold and production process for aluminum alloy integrated brake calipers, relating to the technical field of casting. The mold comprises a bottom plate, a right mold core and a left mold core are provided on the bottom plate, and the right mold core and the left mold core have the same internal structure and are each provided with a sprue assembly. The low-pressure casting process has higher production efficiency and yield than gravity casting. Castings produced by low-pressure casting have higher structural compactness and more excellent mechanical properties than those produced by gravity casting.

Methods and apparatus for a composite bicycle front sprocket are disclosed herein. One embodiment discloses a composite bicycle front sprocket assembly having an outer assembly of a first material. The bicycle front sprocket assembly also has a center assembly of a second material. The center assembly is disposed at least partially within the outer assembly. The center assembly is irremovably coupled with the outer assembly. The center assembly is irremovably coupled with the outer assembly without an external fastening device to irremovably couple the center assembly with the outer assembly.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of metal materials, and more specifically, to a non-heat treated aluminum alloy stress-bearing member material with high toughness and high casting performance and its preparation method. The non-heat treated aluminum alloy stress-bearing member material with high toughness and high casting performance includes the following components in terms of mass percentage: Si: 8.5-12.0%, Mg: 0.10-0.35%, Mn: 0.25-0.4%, Cr: 0.02-0.14%, V: 0.02-0.38%, Sr: 0.01-0.04%, Ti: 0.05-0.11%, B0.005%, Ca0.05%, Zr0.1%, Zn0.1%, RE0.1%. The total amount of other impurities is less than or equal to 0.25%, and the balance is Al. Under the premise of ensuring that the alloy has good die casting performance, the die-casting parts in non-heat-treated state can have excellent comprehensive mechanical properties, thereby meeting the performance requirements of the die casting stress-bearing member.

The present application provides a biodegradable magnesium alloy without rare earth elements. The magnesium alloy comprises the following elements in percentage by mass: Zn 1.0-5.0%; Mn 0.1-1.0%; Ca 0.1-1.0%; Sr 0.1-1.0%; Sn 0.1-3.0%; Zr 0.1-0.8%; and Mg balance. The impurity in the magnesium alloy does not contain rare earth elements. The present application also provides a method for preparing the above biodegradable magnesium alloy and use in the preparation of medical devices. In the present application, Mg is used as the main components and mixed with a specific proportion of Zn, Ca and Mn to prepare the alloy. The biodegradable magnesium alloy of the present application has a controllable degradation rate and strong mechanical strength, and there are no harmful elements to a human body, and the degradation of the alloy in the human body will not affect human body.