RT Journal Article T1 Study of an Al-Si-Cu HPDC alloy with high Zn content for the production of components requiring high ductility and tensile properties A1 Vicario, Iban A1 Egizabal, Pedro A1 Galarraga, Haize A1 Plaza, Luis María A1 Crespo, Iñigo AB Conventional high-pressure die casting aluminium components present certain limitations in terms of mechanical properties attainable due to the intrinsic porosity of the castings as well as the presence of iron-based brittle intermetallic phases. The present work approaches the increase in ductility and tensile strength through the analysis of the effect of the alloying elements of Al - Si alloys used for high-pressure die casting. The combination of alloying elements providing the best results in terms of ductility and tensile strength were eventually selected to produce a batch of components that were thoroughly tested. The final alloy had a composition of Si 8.21, Fe 0.78, Cu 1.53, Mn 0.64, Mg 0.46, Ni 0.07, Zn 3.37, Pb 0.34, Sn 0.27, Ti 0.18 and Cr 0.04 wt.%. The selected alloy performance was compared to that of the commercial Al - Si9Cu3 and Silafont® 36 alloys. SN 1862-5282 YR 2013 FD 2013 LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3108 UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3108 LA eng NO Vicario , I , Egizabal , P , Galarraga , H , Plaza , L M & Crespo , I 2013 , ' Study of an Al-Si-Cu HPDC alloy with high Zn content for the production of components requiring high ductility and tensile properties ' , International Journal of Materials Research , vol. 104 , no. 4 , pp. 392-397 . https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110877 DS TECNALIA Publications RD 30 jul 2024