The invention belongs to the technical field of
metal materials, and mainly relates to a
calcium hexaboride reinforced hypereutectic aluminum-
silicon alloy and a preparation method thereof.The
alloy is composed of, by
mass, 14.00-18.00% of Si, 3.00-6.00% of B, 2.00-10.00% of Ca and the balance Al. According to the preparation method, an Al-5B intermediate
alloy serves as the source of the
boron element, an Si-30Ca intermediate alloy serves as the source of the
calcium element, and the aluminum-
silicon alloy reinforced by
calcium hexaboride serves as the source of the calcium element; pure
silicon and an Si-30Ca intermediate alloy are used as sources of a silicon element. The preparation method comprises the following steps: heating to 950 DEG C, melting the Al-5B intermediate alloy, adding the Si-30Ca intermediate alloy, melting, finally adding the pure silicon, mixing, melting, uniformly stirring,
casting, and carrying out T6 heat treatment. The
calcium hexaboride reinforced hypereutectic aluminum-
silicon alloy prepared by the invention is a high-strength heat-resistant high-silicon aluminum alloy, is high in strength and
hardness and good in
wear resistance, and has good mechanical properties at
room temperature and high temperature. The preparation method provided by the invention is low in cost and simple in process, meets the requirements of
automobile safety parts on high-temperature mechanical properties, and is suitable for large-scale popularization and application in parts such as automobile engine cylinders, pistons,
brake pads and the like.