Comments on the paper ‘Effect of Sb Modification and B Refinement on the Microstructure and Properties of as-cast Al-7Si-0.35Mg Alloy’ by Qizhou Cai, Bo Liu, Xu Chen, Weiguo Xu and Jingfan Cheng
- Resource Type
- Brief Communication
- Authors
- Sigworth, Geoffrey K.
- Source
- International Journal of Metalcasting. 17(2):1077-1081
- Subject
- antimony
modification of Al–Si casting alloys
interaction of Sb with Sr
solution heat treatment
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1939-5981
2163-3193
The history of antimony modification of Al–Si casting alloys is reviewed, together with the important technical and commercial reasons why antimony is no longer used as a modifier.