摘要

The 6060+1%ZrH2 composite powder was prepared by short-time low energy ball milling with 1% (mass fraction,the same as below) submicron ZrH2 powder added into 6060 aluminum alloy atomized powder. Then 6060 aluminium alloy containing zirconium was prepared by Selective laser melting (SLM) forming process. The microstructures and mechanical properties of 6060 aluminium alloy were analyzed and tested with different SLM process conditions. The effects of ZrH2 addition on the microstructures and mechanical properties of 6060 aluminium alloy were studied. The results show that the density of 6060 aluminium alloy increases from 93.8% to 97.8% after adding 1% submicron ZrH2, and the cracking of formed sample is restrained. The surface spheroidization phenomenon is weakened, the surface quality is remarkably improved, the surface is smooth, and there are no large pores and other defects. The grain size of the formed sample is significantly refined from 56 μm to 3 μm. Compared with 6060 aluminum alloy without sub-micron addition of ZrH2, the tensile strength, yield strength, elongation and micro-hardness of AA6060+Zr specimens increase by 26.0%, 73.0%, 126.8% and 21.8% respectively. ? 2019, Editorial Office of Materials Science and Engineering of Powder Metallurgy. All right reserved.