In the diploma thesis we discussed the influence of the cooling rate and non-metallic inclusions on the microstructure of the AlSi10Mg alloy. In the experimental part, we casted four samples of AlSi10Mg alloy. The first two were a base alloy without additives. We grain refined the third sample with Al-Ti-B and modified it with AlSr10. Non-metallic SiO2 inclusions were added to the fourth sample. The samples were poured into a cone-shaped permanent steel mold. To determine the cooling rate and plot the cooling curves, a simple thermal analysis (ETA) method was used at two different locations in the mold to determine the influence of wall thickness on the cooling rate. Using the methods of differential thermal analysis (DTA) and differential line calorimetry (DSC) we defined the critical points (TL, Ts, TE) and latent heat during melting and solidification. Using the method of light microscopy (SM), the characterization of the microstructure was performed and the influence of the cooling rate on the microstructure was defined.
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