The study relates to a process of continuous rotary extrusion (CRE), also known under the name of a Conform Process. This method is used more and more extensively for the plastic working of metals and alloys. In CRE, the feedstock is fed into a profiled groove on the rotating extrusion wheel and is pressed by the pressing wheel. The friction of the extruded material against the rotating wheel generates a force that is pushing the material into the deformation chamber followed by extrusion through the die orifice. The extrusion by CRE was performed on an MC-260 device supplied by Meltech-Confex and installed at IMN - OML for processing of the 6063 aluminium alloy. The feedstock was composed of annealed rods. Two parameters were controlled during extrusion: the temperature of the shoe (element of the housing pressing the extruded material to the wheel) and the speed of the driving wheel. The 6063 alloy was extruded using the wheel speed of 2, 5, 10 and 15 rpm and the shoe temperature of 90°C and 105°C. The extruded flat sections were examined visually for continuity and quality of the resulting surface. In the feedstock rod and in the extruded flat sections (before and after heat treatment), the microstructure and grains were examined by light microscopy. Mechanical properties were also determined (static tensile test and hardness measurement). The study shows how the structure and the mechanical properties of the extruded flat sections are changing depending on the extrusion parameters applied. From the 6063 alloy rods extruded by CRE, flat sections of satisfactory quality were obtained. It was found that CRE yields the highest mechanical properties combined with the correct structure and high surface quality when the feedstock is extruded with the wheel rotational speed of 10 rpm and the shoe temperature of 105°C.
In this study, the effect of zinc interlayer on the adhesion of nickel coatings reinforced with micrometric Al 2 O 3 particles was examined. Nickel coating was applied by electroplating on EN AW -5754 aluminium alloy using Watts bath at a concentration of 150 g/l of nickel sulphate with the addition of 50 g/l of Al 2 O 3 . The influence of zinc intermediate coating deposited in single, double and triple layers on the adhesion of nickel coating to aluminium substrate was also studied. The adhesion was measured by the thermal shock technique in accordance with PN-EN ISO 2819. The microhardness of nickel coating before and after heat treatment was additionally tested.It was observed that the number of zinc interlayers applied does not significantly affect the adhesion of nickel which is determined by thermal shock. No defect that occurs after the test, such as delamination, blistering or peeling of the coating was registered. Microhardness of the nickel coatings depends on the heat treatment and the amount of zinc in the interlayer. For both single and double zinc interlayer, the microhardness of the nickel coating containing Al 2 O 3 particles increased after heat treatment, but decreased when a triple zinc interlayer was applied.Keywords: nickel coatings, zinc interlayer, Al 2 O 3 particles, thermal shock W pracy badano wpływ międzywarstwy cynku na przyczepność powłok niklowych zbrojonych mikrometrycznymi cząst-kami Al 2 O 3 . Powłokę niklową wytworzono galwanicznie wykorzystując kąpiel Wattsa o stężeniu siarczanu niklu 150 g/l z dodatkiem 50 g/l Al 2 O 3 na stopie aluminium EN AW -5754. Badano również oddziaływanie międzywarstwy cynku osadzanej pojedynczo, podwójnie i potrójnie na przyczepność powłok niklowych do aluminiowego podłoża. Przyczepność określono metodą udaru cieplnego wg normy PN-EN ISO 2819. Dodatkowo określono mikrotwardość powłoki przed i po obróbce cieplnej.Zaobserwowano, że ilość wytworzonych międzywarstw cynkowych nie wpływa znacząco na przyczepność powłok niklowych która została określona metodą udaru cieplnego. Nie zarejestrowano wad powstałych po badaniu takich jak: odwarstwienia, pęcherze czy łuszczenia się powłoki. Mikrotwardość powłok niklowych jest uzależniona od obróbki cieplnej oraz od ilości międzywarstw cynku. Dla pojedynczej i podwójnej podwarstwy cynku mikrotwardość po obróbce cieplnej zwiększa się a dla potrójnej podwarstwy cynku spada.
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