An Overview of Semisolid Processing of Aluminium Alloys

Table 3

Examples of hardness for modified A380 aluminium alloys.

Process	Starting alloy	Modified alloys	Feedstock production method	Heat treatment	Hardness (HB)
		A380 + 12 wt% Si		T6	121.7 ± 0.6
Thixoforming (Birol) [31]	A380	A380 + 15 wt% Si	Low superheat casting	T6	130.3 ± 0.6
		A380 + 20 wt% Si		T6	130.7 ± 1.2