Effects of Aluminum Particles on Metal–Slag Separation During the Sintering Preparation of Al3Ti
摘要
Adding an Al3Ti refiner is the main way to improve the mechanical properties of aluminum alloys. Sintering is one of the main preparation methods of Al3Ti; however, the method faces challenges, such as the low recovery of the Al3Ti phase and difficulty separating the metal from the slag. In this work, we have innovatively proposed a strategy to remove Al2O3 during the preparation of Al3Ti by CaO, and to utilize Al particles to recover Al3Ti at the same time. The feasibility of adding aluminum particles to recover Al3Ti has been explored, and the reaction process of separating the Al3Ti phase by aluminum particles revealed. The results showed that, under the conditions of a sintering temperature of 1500°C, an Al powder ratio of 1.2, and a CaO ratio of 1.6, the recovery rate of Al3Ti was increased from 55.61% to 89.14% when the aluminum particle ratio was 0.6. With the increase in temperature, the Al3Ti phase was enriched in the aluminum matrix and the Al2O3 phase was enriched in the slag phase, thus realizing desirable metal–slag separation.