INFLUENCES OF KF-AlF3 SOLVENT COMPOSITIONS ON THE INTERFACIAL REACTIONS BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND KBF4
WANG Qingliang1, ZHAO Hongsheng2, SHEN Li2,LI Zhengguang2, ZHAO Jiuzhou1
1. Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016
2. Baotou Aluminum Co., Ltd., Baotou 014046
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WANG Qingliang, ZHAO Hongsheng, SHEN Li,LI Zhengguang, ZHAO Jiuzhou. INFLUENCES OF KF-AlF3 SOLVENT COMPOSITIONS ON THE INTERFACIAL REACTIONS BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND KBF4. Acta Metall Sin, 2012, 48(6): 739-743.
Abstract Al-B alloys are widely used in industries. Their manufacturing has attracted great attentions. Generally, the Al-B master alloys are manufactured by reacting KBF4 with molten aluminum. A lot of work has been done to investigate the effects of reaction technologies on the manufacturing of Al--B alloys. But little attentions were paid to the reaction mechanisms at the interface between the aluminum melt and the fluoride salt. The interfacial reactions between Al and KBF4 play a critical role in the production of Al--B master alloys. Investigations on the interfacial reactions in four different KF-AlF3 solvents were carried out. It was demonstrated that a boride layer formed at the interface for all the four solvents. There existed AlF3 between the boride layer and the aluminum melt when the eutectic KF-AlF3 solvent or the hypereutectic solvents were used. AlF3 formed by the reaction between BF3 and Al.