The invention discloses a heat-resistant multi-element eutectic aluminum
alloy and a preparation method thereof, belongs to the technical field of cast aluminum alloys, and aims to solve the problem of failure caused by rapid coarsening of a strengthening phase of an existing heat-resistant aluminum
alloy at the temperature of 300 DEG C or above. The aluminum
alloy comprises the following components in atomic percent: 0.4 to 1.3 at.% of Ce, 0.8 to 1.2 at.% of Ni, 3.5 to 4.5 at.% of Si, and the balance of Al and inevitable impurities, the
microstructure of the alloy consists of an alpha-Al matrix, a eutectic Si phase and a
quaternary eutectic phase. The preparation method comprises the following steps: melting pure Al at 740-760 DEG C, heating to 800-820 DEG C, adding the intermediate alloy, keeping the temperature, stirring for 3 hours to obtain a uniform melt, degassing with
argon at 770-780 DEG C, and
casting until a water-cooling
copper mold is solidified. The alloy does not need subsequent heat treatment, the highest tensile strength at the
room temperature is 268 MPa, the highest tensile strength at the high temperature of 300 DEG C is 99 MPa, the
hardness retention rate exceeds 70% after 100 h of heat
exposure at the temperature of 300-450 DEG C, the
heat stability is excellent, the service requirement at the temperature of 300-400 DEG C can be met, the alloy is suitable for hot end components in the fields of automobiles and
aerospace, and light weight and
heat resistance are both achieved.