Material on the basis of an aluminum alloy, method for its production, as well as use therefor

1. A method for the production of a high-strength material, comprising the steps of:

producing a block of aluminum-based base alloy, the base alloy including

a content of 5.5 to 13.0 mass-% silicon,

a content of magnesium according to the formula Mg [mass-%]=1.73×Si [mass-%]+m, where m=1.5 to 6.0 mass-% magnesium, and

a content of copper between 1.0 and 4.0 mass-%;

hot-forming the base alloy block into a hot-formed element in at least one hot-forming step subsequent to the producing step; and

subjecting the hot-formed element to a heat treatment in a heat treatment step after the hot-forming step, the heat-treatment consisting of a solution heat treatment, a quenching, and an artificial aging;

wherein the base alloy contains 0.5 to 1.5 wt.-% magnesium phosphate for the purpose of increasing grain fineness of primary magnesium silicide in the base alloy.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the producing step comprises spray compacting.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the base producing step comprises continuous casting.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the hot forming step comprises a degree of deformation exceeding five.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein producing step comprises chill casting.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the hot-forming step is selected from the group consisting of extrusion, hot rolling, and forging.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the content of copper in the base alloy ranges between 1.5 and 3.0 mass-%.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminum contains less than 1 mass-% foreign elements.

9. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the heat treatment step consists of solutionizing the hot-formed element at 500° C. for 2 h, quenching in water, and subsequently annealing at 210° C. for 10 h.

10. A material on the basis of an aluminum alloy, obtained by the method according to claim 1 .

11. The material according to claim 10 , wherein the material is shaped as a internal combustion engine component such as a piston.

12. A method for the production of a high-strength material, comprising the steps of:

producing a block of aluminum-based alloy, the alloy including

a content of 5.5 to 13.0 mass-% silicon,

a content of magnesium according to the formula Mg [mass-%]=1.73×Si [mass-%]+m, where m=1.5 to 3.2 mass-% magnesium,

a content of copper between 1.0 and 4.0 mass-% and

a content of magnesium phosphate between 0.5 and 1.5 wt.-%;

hot-forming the alloy block subsequent to the spray producing step at least once to obtain a hot-formed element; and

subjecting the hot-formed element to a heat treatment after the hot-forming step, the heat-treatment step consisting of a solution heat treatment, a quenching, and an artificial aging.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein 50 ppm of beryllium are added to the alloy.

14. An aluminum-based alloy, wherein the alloy is selected from the group of alloys L1 to L3, in wt.-% consisting of

Magnesium

Si

Mg

Cu

Fe

Phosphate

L1

8.1

17.2

1.7

0.3

L2

6.0

12.5

2.1

0.2

1.0

L3

12.9

25.1

1.9

0.15

0.9

with the remainder of the alloy consisting of aluminum apart from inevitable impurities and 50 parts per million beryllium.

15. The alloy according to claim 14 , wherein the alloy is shaped as an internal combustion engine component.

16. The alloy according to claim 14 , wherein the alloy is obtained in an alloy composition step selected from the group consisting of spray compacting and casting, wherein the composed alloy is subsequently subjected to at least one hot-forming step to achieve a hot-formed element presenting a degree of deformation exceeding five, and wherein the hot-formed element is subjected to a heat treatment after the hot-forming step, the heat-treatment step consisting of a solution heat treatment, a quenching, and an artificial aging.