Download or read book Hot Tearing and Deformation in Direct chill Casting of Aluminium Alloys written by Suyitno and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hot Tearing and Deformation in Direct chill Casting of Aluminum Alloys written by Suyitno and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Physical Metallurgy of Direct Chill Casting of Aluminum Alloys written by Dmitry G. Eskin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulling together information previously scattered throughout numerous research articles into one detailed resource, this book connects the fundamentals of structure formation during solidification with the practically observed structure and defect patterns in billets and ingots. The author examines the formation of a structure, properties, and defects in the as-cast material in tight correlation to the physical phenomena involved in the solidification and the process parameters. Compiling recent results and data, the book discusses the fundamentals of solidification together with metallurgical and technological aspects of DC casting. It gives new insight and perspective into DC casting research.

Download or read book Advances in the Science and Engineering of Casting Solidification written by Laurentiu Nastac and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-02-18 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains the proceedings of the honorary symposium “Advances in the Science and Engineering of Casting Solidification” (TMS2015, Orlando, Florida, March 15-19, 2015) held in honor of Professor Doru Michael Stefanescu, Emeritus Professor, Ohio State University and the University of Alabama, USA. The book encompasses the following four areas: (1) Solidification processing: theoretical and experimental investigations of solidification processes including castings solidification, directional solidification of alloys, electromagnetic stirring, ultrasonic cavitation, mechanical vibration, active cooling and heating, powder bed-electron beam melting additive manufacturing, etc. for processing of metals, polymers and composite materials; (2) Microstructure Evolution: theoretical and experimental studies related to microstructure evolution of materials including prediction of solidification-related defects and particle pushing/engulfment aspects; (3) Novel Casting and Molding Processes: modeling and experimental aspects including high pressure die casting, permanent casting, centrifugal casting, low pressure casting, 3D silica sand mold printing, etc.; and (4) Cast Iron: all aspects related to cast iron characterization, computational and analytical modeling, and processing.

Download or read book Modeling and Optimization of Direct Chill Casting to Reduce Ingot Cracking written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 68% of the aluminum produced in the United States is first cast into ingots prior to further processing into sheet, plate, extrusions, or foil. The direct chill (DC) semi-continuous casting process has been the mainstay of the aluminum industry for the production of ingots due largely to its robust nature and relative simplicity. Though the basic process of DC casting is in principle straightforward, the interaction of process parameters with heat extraction, microstructural evolution, and development of solidification stresses is too complex to analyze by intuition or practical experience. One issue in DC casting is the formation of stress cracks [1-15]. In particular, the move toward larger ingot cross-sections, the use of higher casting speeds, and an ever-increasing array of mold technologies have increased industry efficiencies but have made it more difficult to predict the occurrence of stress crack defects. The Aluminum Industry Technology Roadmap [16] has recognized the challenges inherent in the DC casting process and the control of stress cracks and selected the development of 'fundamental information on solidification of alloys to predict microstructure, surface properties, and stresses and strains' as a high-priority research need, and the 'lack of understanding of mechanisms of cracking as a function of alloy' and 'insufficient understanding of the aluminum solidification process', which is 'difficult to model', as technology barriers in aluminum casting processes. The goal of this Aluminum Industry of the Future (IOF) project was to assist the aluminum industry in reducing the incidence of stress cracks from the current level of 5% to 2%. Decreasing stress crack incidence is important for improving product quality and consistency as well as for saving resources and energy, since considerable amounts of cast metal could be saved by eliminating ingot cracking, by reducing the scalping thickness of the ingot before rolling, and by eliminating butt sawing. Full-scale industrial implementation of the results of the proposed research would lead to energy savings in excess of 6 trillion Btu by the year 2020. The research undertaken in this project aimed to achieve this objective by a collaboration of industry, university, and national laboratory personnel through Secat, Inc., a consortium of aluminum companies. During the four-year project, the industrial partners and the research team met in 16 quarterly meetings to discuss research results and research direction. The industrial partners provided guidance, facilities, and experience to the research team. The research team went to two industrial plants to measure temperature distributions in commercial 60,000-lb DC casting ingot production. The project focused on the development of a fundamental understanding of ingot cracking and detailed models of thermal conditions, solidification, microstructural evolution, and stress development during the initial transient in DC castings of the aluminum alloys 3004 and 5182. The microstructure of the DC casting ingots was systematically characterized. Carefully designed experiments were carried out at the national laboratory and university facilities as well as at the industrial locations using the industrial production facilities. The advanced computational capabilities of the national laboratories were used for thermodynamic and kinetic simulations of phase transformation, heat transfer and fluid flow, solidification, and stress-strain evolution during DC casting. The achievements of the project are the following: (1) Identified the nature of crack formation during DC casting; (2) Developed a novel method for determining the mechanical properties of an alloy at the nonequilibrium mushy zone of the alloy; (3) Measured heat transfer coefficients (HTCs) between the solidifying ingot and the cooling water jet; (4) Determined the material constitutive model at high temperatures; and (5) Developed computational capabilities for the simulation of cracking formation in DC casting ingot. The models and the database developed in this project have been used to predict crack formation and to determine the optimal conditions for DC casting. The results demonstrated that cracking formation is strongly affected by casting conditions and the composition of the alloy. Scrap rate due to crack formation can be significantly reduced by controlling the cast speed and the concentrations of the alloy.

Download or read book Hot Cracking Phenomena in Welds II written by Thomas Böllinghaus and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-08-07 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Failure of welded components can occur during service as well as during fabrication. Most common, analyses of the resistance of welded components against failure are targeted at crack avoidance. Such evaluations are increasingly carried out by modern weldability studies, i. e. considering interactions between the selected base and filler materials, structural design and welding process. Such weldability investigations are particularly targeted to prevent hot cracking, as one of the most common cracking phenomena occurring during weld fabrication. To provide an international information and discussion platform to combat hot cracking, an international workshop on Hot Cracking Phenomena in Welds has been created, based on an initiative of the Institute for Materials and Joining Technology at the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg and the Division V. 5 – Safety of Joined Components at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) in Berlin, Germany. The first workshop was organized in Berlin under the topics mechanisms and phenomena, metallurgy and materials, modelling and simulations as well as testing and standardization. It consisted of 20 individual contributions from eight countries, which were compiled in a book that found a very ready market, not only in the welding community. As a consequence of increasing interest, it has been decided to establish the Workshop on Hot Cracking Phenomena in Welds as a regular event every three years embedded in the International Institute of Welding (IIW). Attached to the IIW Commission IX and II Spring intermediate meetings, the second workshop was organized in March 2007.

Download or read book Thermally Induced Deformations and Hot Tearing During Direct Chill Casting of Aluminium written by Ivar Farup and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Direct Chill Casting of Light Alloys written by John Grandfield and published by Wiley-TMS. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Direct-chill casting is the major production route for wrought aluminium and magnesium alloys that are later deformed (rolled, extruded, forged) to the final products. To aid in this process, this book provides comprehensive coverage on topics such as the history of process development in this field, industrial applications, including vertical and horizontal casting, melt preparation, fundamentals of solidification in DC casting, and more. The first book targeted for the industrial researcher and practitioner, it pulls together the practice and process of physics with the goal of improving process performance.

Download or read book Direct Strip Casting of Metals and Alloys written by M Ferry and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2006-03-24 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Direct strip casting is a continuous casting process for producing metallic sheet directly from the molten state that minimises the need for substantial secondary processing. This important book is the first to review the implications of strip casting technology for a range of alloys, including carbon and stainless steel, aluminium, magnesium, titanium, copper and other non-ferrous alloys.The book is divided into six chapters, with the first two describing the physical metallurgy of candidate alloys for direct strip casting and the development of microstructure during solidification. Chapter 3 describes the principles of continuous casting processes and the evolution of direct strip casting. It provides the foundation for the following two chapters which describe process variables and their impact on microstructure and strip quality. The final chapter describes possible techniques in secondary processing and fabrication of the as-cast strip. Two appendices discuss simulation and modelling issues, and the measurement and representation of textures in metal strip.Direct strip casting of metals and alloys is a standard reference on a technology destined to have a profound impact on the manufacturing landscape of the twenty-first century. - First book to review the implications of strip technology for a range of alloys - Essential book on a technology destined to have a profound impact on the manufacturing landscape of the twenty-first century

Download or read book Direct Chill Casting of Light Alloys written by John Grandfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Direct-chill casting is the major production route for wrought aluminium and magnesium alloys that are later deformed (rolled, extruded, forged) to the final products. To aid in this process, this book provides comprehensive coverage on topics such as the history of process development in this field, industrial applications, including vertical and horizontal casting, melt preparation, fundamentals of solidification in DC casting, and more. The first book targeted for the industrial researcher and practitioner, it pulls together the practice and process of physics with the goal of improving process performance.

Download or read book Extrusion of Aluminium Alloys written by T. Sheppard and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years the importance of extruded alloys has increased due to the decline in copper extrusion, increased use in structural applications, environmental impact and reduced energy consumption. There have also been huge technical advances. This text provides comprehensive coverage of the metallurgical, mathematical and practical features of the process.

Download or read book Casting Aluminum Alloys written by Michael V Glazoff and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2010-07-07 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casting Aluminum Alloys summarizes research conducted at Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloy during many decades in part together with Alcoa Inc. The research covered areas of the structure, properties, thermal resistance, corrosion and fatigue of aluminum alloys in industrial manufacturing. - Emphasis on interconnection among phase equilibria, thermodynamics and microstructure of alloys - Systematic overview of all phase diagrams with Al that are important for the development of casting aluminium alloys - Diagrams ("processing windows") of important technological properties such as castability, molten metal fluidity, tendency to hot pre-solidification cracking, porosity - Mathematical models for alloy mechanical properties facilitating the down-selection of best prospect candidates for new alloy development - New principles of design of eutectic casting aluminium alloys - Examples of successful novel casting alloy development, including alloys for high-strength applications, alloys with transition metals, and novel alloys utilizing aluminium scrap

Download or read book Hot Tearing and Constitutive Behaviour of Semi solid Aluminum Alloys written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The occurrence of hot tearing during solidification is one of the major factors influencing both the quality and productivity of aluminum castings. In order to reduce the formation of hot tears, quantitative information regarding both hot tearing formation and semi-solid deformation is essential. In this study, the mechanisms of hot tearing and semi-solid deformation have been investigated via two novel techniques: x-ray micro-tomography on material deformed in the semi-solid region, and development of a three phase microstructural model based on a geometry derived from a Voronoi diagram with rounded corners and porosity. Numerical techniques were utilized to quantify both the size evolution and orientation of internal damage relative to void growth. In order to conduct the above research, a new semi-solid tensile deformation methodology was devised which uses a two thermocouple control technique to enable accurate measurement of semi-solid tensile strength and ductility. The experimental work was conducted on the aluminum - magnesium alloy AA5182 in the as-cast and hot isostatic pressing (HIP) states. The x-ray micro-tomography technique was used to observe that semi-solid deformation is accommodated by internal damage via growth of as-cast porosity and the nucleation of new damage-based voids. As the volume fraction of damage increases, the growth of voids occurs in an orientation perpendicular to the loading direction, both through expansion within the grain boundary liquid and via coalescence between voids. The damage then localizes, causing failure. The finite element semi-solid microstructural model was used to explore the effects of fraction solid, fraction porosity, and grain size on semi-solid constitutive behaviour. The simulations revealed that increased grain size and fraction porosity lead to a reduction in flow stress for a given fraction solid. Furthermore, local strain accumulation was linked to hot tearing, since strain localizes in the liquid very.

Download or read book Study of Hot Tearing in Cast and Wrought Aluminum Alloys written by Qinxin Wu and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: During the solidification process in casting, hot tearing may occur. It is a severe defect that normally involves the formation of a macroscopic tear, which generates cracks either on the surface or inside the casting. Over the past decades, many strategies have been developed to evaluate the hot tearing tendency. Unfortunately, most of the tests can only provide qualitative information. Therefore, a reliable and quantitative test to evaluate hot tearing in aluminum alloys is highly desirable. To address this issue, WPI and CANMET MTL (both members of the Light Metal Alliance) jointly developed a quantitative hot tearing test and established a specific methodology. Using a constrained rod mold, the hot tearing formation can be quantitatively studied by measuring the contraction force, time and temperature during solidification for a restrained casting or linear contraction, time and temperature for a relaxed casting. This study investigated cast aluminum alloys A380.1 and A390 and wrought aluminum alloys 6061 and 7075. The results show that wrought aluminum alloys have a much stronger hot tearing tendency than cast aluminum alloys based on a quantitative analysis. Also, the study involves the effects of adding strontium and oxides respectively into the cast aluminum alloy A380.1. Compared with the pure A380.1 alloy, the introduction of strontium decreases the hot tearing tendency, while the inclusion of oxide greatly increases the hot tearing. The information obtained through these tests provides a database of hot tearing phenomenon and establishes a new hot tearing index.

Download or read book Hot Deformation and Processing of Aluminum Alloys written by Hugh J. McQueen and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive treatise on the hot working of aluminum and its alloys, Hot Deformation and Processing of Aluminum Alloys details the possible microstructural developments that can occur with hot deformation of various alloys, as well as the kind of mechanical properties that can be anticipated. The authors take great care to explain and differenti

Download or read book Thermo mechanical Modelling to Predict Cold Cracking in 7xxx Aluminium Alloys During DC Casting written by Ignasi Alastuey Guixé and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During direct-chill (DC) casting of aluminium alloys high temperature gradients are developed across the ingot such that stresses are generated. These stresses may induce cracks or even lead to ingot fracture. There are two types of cracks to consider: hot tears which are formed at temperatures above the solidus and cold cracks which appear at temperatures below the solidus and can damage the entire ingot. High-strength aluminium alloys are more vulnerable to cold cracking mainly because of the poor thermal and mechanical properties in the genuine as-cast condition. Low thermal conductivities and large solidification temperature range are the main thermal properties which make the alloy more prone to cracking. The temperature range between rigidity temperature, the temperature below which the material starts holding thermal strains, and non-equilibrium solidus determines the solidification contraction range, and is the crucial factor for hot cracking susceptibility. In this Master's thesis this temperature was defined for a group of AA7050 alloys with different chemical compositions and prepared under different casting process, to study the effect of grain refinement, impurities and cooling conditions. The temperatures when the tested alloys started to contract, Tth, were between 510-548 oC. The solidification range over which the material changes from liquid state to the solid was in the range from 176oC to 161oC. Grain refinement decreased Tth and the solidification range. Numerical simulations have been run using the thermal properties of an AA7050 grain refined aluminium alloy to determine the stress and strain state of a DC-cast billet. Simulation results showed that material is prone to yielding at temperatures ranging from 400oC to rigidity point (510oC) and hot cracks can probably form, especially in the centre of the billet, where the residual thermal stresses are all tensile. Rapid propagation and catastrophic failure may occur later, if the formed micro-cracks get the chance to propagate in the residual stress fields.

Download or read book TMS 2017 146th Annual Meeting Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings written by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society TMS and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-18 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection features papers presented at the 146th Annual Meeting & Exhibition of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.