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Motegi, Tetsuichi, Fumi Tanabe, and Eiji Sugiura. "Continuous Casting of Semisolid Aluminium Alloys." Materials Science Forum 396-402 (July 2002): 203–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.396-402.203.

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Jarfors, Anders E. W. "A Comparison Between Semisolid Casting Methods for Aluminium Alloys." Metals 10, no. 10 (October 13, 2020): 1368. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met10101368.

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Semisolid casting of aluminium alloys is growing. For magnesium alloys, Thixomoulding became the dominant process around the world. For aluminium processing, the situation is different as semisolid processing of aluminium is more technically challenging than for magnesium. Today three processes are leading the process implementation, The Gas-Induced Superheated-Slurry (GISS) method, the RheoMetal process and the Swirling Enthalpy Equilibration Device (SEED) process. These processes have all strengths and weaknesses and will fit a particular range of applications. The current paper aims at looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the processes to identify product types and niche applications for each process based on current applications and development directions taken for these processes.

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D’Errico, Fabrizio, Daniele Casari, Mattia Alemani, Guido Perricone, and Mauro Tosto. "INDUSTRIAL SEMISOLID CASTING PROCESS FOR SECONDARY ALUMINIUM ALLOYS FOR DECARBONISING LIGHTWEIGHT PARTS IN AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR." MATEC Web of Conferences 326 (2020): 06007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202032606007.

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The life cycle holistic approach for the automotive sector highlighted how much important is working on decarbonisation of Al casting processes to produce vehicle components. Broadening the use of recycled aluminium alloys, instead of high energy intensive primary aluminium alloys, is key for environment preservation. While primary aluminium alloys are preferred by automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) because impurities (mainly Fe) present in secondary aluminium alloys might cause fatigue properties decay, a new semisolid state process route has been developed at Brembo to drastically reduce the sensitivity of cast aluminium to Fe impurities. Based on these premises, during the CRAL European project in the framework of the LIFE Programme, an industrial prototype machinery - a vertical high pressure die casting machine - has been designed and constructed to inject secondary aluminium in the semisolid state. A number of A357 Fe-enriched brake callipers manufactured via the new process route have been fully investigated by fatigue tests, SEM and OM analyses in order to validate the new eco-sustainable product compared to conventional ones manufactured with primary aluminium by gravity casting.

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Qi, Ming Fan, Yong Lin Kang, Yuan Hao Zheng, Ji Cheng Wang, Gu Nan Li, and Ying Zhang. "Industrialization of Aluminum Alloy Uniform Solidification Controlled Rheological Die Casting." Solid State Phenomena 327 (January 10, 2022): 163–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.327.163.

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An efficient and low-cost aluminum alloy uniform solidification control technology, namely, air-cooled stirring rod (ACSR) process, has been developed for preparing large volume semisolid slurry. The semisolid slurry preparation process is connected with the die-casting machine to form multiple integrated intelligent rheological die-casting production lines for the efficient preparation of rheological die-casting of large-scale thin-walled aluminum alloys. At present, the ACSR process can produce 40 kg of large-volume semisolid slurry with a solid phase ratio of 25% to 35% within 30 s. This rheological die-casting process has been industrialized for the preparation of high-quality aluminum alloy large-scale thin-walled parts, such as new energy vehicles and 5G communications. Typical products produced by this process include heat dissipation housings for 5G communications, filter housings, antenna chassis and three-electric structural shell, end cover, and ABS system valve body for new energy vehicles. Compared with traditional die castings, aluminum alloy castings prepared by the new process not only have fine and spherical microstructures, good surface quality, and fewer internal pores but also enjoys more excellent mechanical properties and thermal conductivity.

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Proni, Cecilia Tereza Weishaupt, Leandro Cássio de Paula, Luis Vanderlei Torres, and Eugênio José Zoqui. "Evaluation of Al-5wt%Si-5wt%Zn as Raw Material for Semisolid Forming." Solid State Phenomena 285 (January 2019): 339–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.285.339.

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Designing new alloys for semisolid processing is key to the success of semisolid materials technology. While aluminium-silicon and aluminium-zinc alloys have been tested as potential raw materials, ternary aluminium alloys containing silicon and zinc have yet to be tested. As such alloys may exhibit the rheological behaviour required for semisolid forming and the excellent final mechanical properties of Al-Zn alloys, we investigated the thermodynamic aspects of the solid-liquid transition of Al-5.5wt%Si-5wt%Zn alloy, the morphological stability of this alloy in the semisolid temperature range and the corresponding rheological behaviour. Thermo-Calc® simulation software was used to evaluate the solid-to-liquid transition and identify the semisolid temperature range within which the liquid-fraction sensitivity is low and the process is therefore controllable. Based on the results of the simulation, a target temperature of 588 °C was chosen. This is sufficient to produce a liquid fraction of 55 % and a corresponding liquid-fraction sensitivity (dfl/dT) of 0.009 C-1. The Al-5wt%Si-5wt%Zn alloy was prepared by conventional casting in a refrigerated copper mould without grain refining, and the alloy was characterized to determine the stability of the microstructure after heating to 588 °C and holding at this temperature for holding times of 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 s. The same temperature and holding times were used to evaluate the rheological behaviour in hot compression tests. A grain size of 170 μm, globule size of 100 μm and circularity of 0.6 were achieved, leading to a maximum apparent viscosity of 2 x 105 Pa.s, which rapidly decreased to 3 x 104 Pa.s after a shear rate of 9 s-1 was reached.

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Möller, Heinrich, Gonasagren Govender, Pierre Rossouw, and Waldo Stumpf. "The Influence of Prior Natural Aging on the Subsequent Artificial Aging Response of Aluminium Alloy A356 with Respective Globular and Dendritic Microstructures." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2011 (2011): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/375150.

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Alloy A356 is one of the most popular alloys used for semisolid metal forming. The heat treatment cycles that are currently applied to semisolid processed components are mostly those that are in use for dendritic casting alloys. The assumption has been made that these heat treatments are not necessarily the optimum treatments, as the difference in solidification history and microstructure of SSM processed components should be considered. The objective of this study is to determine whether dendritic A356 behaves in a similar way to globular A356 in terms of its response to artificial aging with or without prior natural aging. The results indicate that the differences in microstructures (globular or dendritic) do not have a noteworthy effect on the heat treatment response. It is also shown that strong linear correlations are found between T4 and T6 hardness and wt% Mg of A356, regardless of the casting technique used.

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Azpilgain, Zigor, Inaki Hurtado, R. Ortubay, I. Landa, and J. Atxa. "Semisolid Forging of 7000 Series Aluminum Alloys." Solid State Phenomena 116-117 (October 2006): 758–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.116-117.758.

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The achievement of lighter automotive components is an important driving force in the development and optimization of casting techniques. In this sense, semisolid forming is an emerging technology that has allowed the production of security components using aluminum alloys. The foundry alloys A356 and A357 remain, up to the present, the most used alloys for the semisolid processing of components. Nevertheless, several authors have pointed out the gain in properties that other alloy families could provide. In the present work, thixoformability of 7000 series aluminum alloys is studied. Thermodynamic calculations (CALPHAD method) and calorimetric experiments have been performed to determine the composition of alloys with an optimum process window. A modification of the 7075 alloy is proposed in order to improve its thixoformability parameters and optimize the process control. A simple component has been produced by semisolid forging and mechanical properties have been measured from tensile samples.

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Fracchia, Elisa, Ivano Gattelli, and Marco Actis Grande. "Characterisation of Residual Stresses of Rheocast Al Alloy." Solid State Phenomena 347 (August 24, 2023): 31–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/p-cq6pqs.

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Rheocasting is a semisolid casting process allowing to obtain near-net shape parts. Through the Rheocasting process, it is possible to achieve aluminium castings having a low grade of porosity if compared to traditional die-casting methods, encouraging the production of automotive frame parts. However, casting processes, as commonly known, may cause tensile residual stresses inside the parts. On the other hand, compressive stresses inside castings can significantly increase the life of components: residual compressive stresses increase the material's resistance by counteracting crack initiation and propagation. The cracks propagate when the material is under tensile stress, while the Rheocasting technique seems to promote compressive stresses inside the castings. This work aims to analyse an aluminium rheocasted frame component for race cars in both the as-cast and heat-treated conditions. First, the mechanical properties of the components were evaluated in terms of tensile tests and microhardness. Then, residual stresses were measured at specific points of the casting. Finally, the evolution of the residual stresses inside the component before and after heat treatment led to assessing the effect of the Rheocasting process condition and the heat treatment, proving the marked advantage of using such a technology.

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Kapranos, Plato, Ryoji Nakamura, Ermanno Bertoli, Annalisa Pola, Zigor Azpilgain, and Inaki Hurtado. "Thixo-Extrusion of 5182 Aluminium Alloy." Solid State Phenomena 141-143 (July 2008): 115–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.141-143.115.

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Extrusion is a well established technology for the production of complex sections of aluminium alloys. Thixo-extrusion in comparison to traditional hot-extrusion offers several advantages such as lower extrusion and friction forces, higher material fluidity, longer tool life etc. Aluminium alloy 5182 is an important commercial alloy characterized by high strength and ductility, high corrosion resistance and good formability; it is commonly used for the production of wrought automotive components and it is also suitable for semi-solid applications thanks to its wide solidification range. The aim of this paper is to attempt the shaping of 5182 Al-Mg alloy through the thixo-extrusion process using a ceramic tool and evaluating the effect of different routes of making the feedstock on the semisolid microstructure. Particularly, two different methods were investigated: Near-solidus casting and Roll-casting using a cooling slope. All the samples produced were characterized by metallographic analysis in order to measure globule size and shape factor, as the main criteria used for assessing thixo-formability.

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Santos, Jorge, Anders E. W. Jarfors, and Arne K. Dahle. "Filling, Feeding and Defect Formation of Thick-Walled AlSi7Mg0.3 Semi-Solid Castings." Solid State Phenomena 256 (September 2016): 222–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.256.222.

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Aluminium semi-solid castings have gained increased attention due to their superior mechanical properties, lower porosity compared to conventional high pressure die cast material. These characteristics suggests that semi-solid casting should be suitable to produce thick-walled structural components, yet most successful applications of semisolid casting have been for thin-walled components. There is a lack of understanding on filling and feeding related defect formation for semi-solid castings with thick-walled cross-sections. In the current study an AlSi7Mg0.3 aluminium alloy was used to produce semi-solid castings with a wall thickness of 10mm using a Vertical High Pressure Die Casting machine. The RheoMetalTM process was used for slurry preparation. The primary solid α-Al fraction in the slurry was varied together with die temperature. The evaluation of the filling related events was made through interrupted shots, stopping the plunger at different positions. Microscopy of full castings and interrupted test samples were performed identifying the presence of surface segregation layer, shear bands, gas entrapment, shrinkage porosity as well as burst feeding.

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Cockfield, Tracey J. "Twin-roll casting of aluminium eutectic alloys." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270607.

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Musson, Nicholas John. "The squeeze casting of aluminium alloys and composites." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293609.

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Moffat, Andrew James. "Micromechanistic analysis of fatigue in aluminium silicon casting alloys." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2007. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/52400/.

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Due to increasingly stringent environmental legislation, there is a requirement for lower emissions and greater overall efficiency of light vehicle diesel (LVD) engines. This continues to be achieved through the optimisation of design and careful selection of the materials used in key LVD engine components, for example pistons, so that they are lighter and can operate at higher temperatures. Pistons are non-serviceable parts and so must be able to withstand the fatigue and high temperature environment of the car engine. It is therefore important to understand the mechanisms of fatigue in these alloys to help inform alloy development for the next generation of pistons. Pistons are typically produced from multi-component Al-Si casting alloys. These alloys exhibit a complex, multiphase microstructure comprising α-aluminium as the matrix with silicon particles and several intermetallic phases. Previous research on Al-Si casting alloys has demonstrated that porosity is detrimental to fatigue life as cracks initiate freely at pores. However, with improved casting techniques porosity can be greatly reduced and other microstructural features influence fatigue life. In particular, Si particles have been shown to play an important role in the initiation and subsequent propagation of fatigue cracks. This study assesses the role of Si content and other microstructural features on fatigue behaviour by testing a set of well-characterised multi-component, Al-Si casting alloys with varying Si content. Fatigue initiation behaviour was investigated at room temperature using S-N and short fatigue crack growth experiments. Pores, Si particles and intermetallic phases were shown to cause fatigue crack initiation. In a 0.67wt% Si containing alloy, large-scale porosity was observed and was the foremost reason for fatigue initiation. In two alloys the Al9FeNi phase was observed to be the most detrimental hard particle causing fatigue crack initiation. Nanoindentation results showed that Al9FeNi had a lower hardness and higher modulus than Si and so Al9FeNi may be expected to fracture preferentially, consistent with the fatigue results. X-ray computed tomography demonstrated that all the alloys investigated contained a complex, interconnected, intermetallic sub-structure. As a result, the micromechanisms of fatigue are different to those in conventional particulate Al-Si alloys because particle fracture is required to ensure a level of crack continuity. At room temperature and 350˚C, and at low and high crack growth rates, the crack tip may be described as a diffuse region of micro-damage and intact ligaments. It is the extent of this damage in the alloys that controls the crack growth rates exhibited and simple trends between the Si content and roughness, reported for particulate systems, do not hold true in the alloys investigated in this study. The balance of the micromechanisms of fatigue was shown to be dependent on temperature. This highlights the importance of fatigue studies at temperatures that are characteristic of those experienced in service.

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Graziani, Alessandro. "Chemical composition modification of casting aluminium alloys for engine applications." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2016. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/10018/.

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The research activities were focused on evaluating the effect of Mo addition to mechanical properties and microstructure of A354 aluminium casting alloy. Samples, with increasing amount of Mo, were produced and heat treated. After heat treatment and exposition to high temperatures samples underwent microstructural and chemical analyses, hardness and tensile tests. The collected data led to the optimization of both casting parameters, for obtaining a homogeneous Mo distribution in the alloy, and heat treatment parameters, allowing the formation of Mo based strengthening precipitates stable at high temperature. Microstructural and chemical analyses highlighted how Mo addition in percentage superior to 0.1% wt. can modify the silicon eutectic morphology and hinder the formation of iron based β intermetallics. High temperature exposure curves, instead, showed that after long exposition hardness is slightly influenced by heat treatment while the effect of Mo addition superior to 0,3% is negligible. Tensile tests confirmed that the addition of 0.3%wt Mo induces an increase of about 10% of ultimate tensile strength after high temperature exposition (250°C for 100h) while heat treatments have slight influence on mechanical behaviour. These results could be exploited for developing innovative heat treatment sequence able to reduce residual stresses in castings produced with A354 modified with Mo.

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Gelder, Andrew. "Lithium-aluminium casting alloys and their associated metal-mould reactions." Thesis, Aston University, 1992. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/9775/.

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Aluminium - lithium alloys are specialist alloys used exclusively by the aerospace industry. They have properties that are favourable to the production of modern military aircraft. The addition of approximately 2.5 percent lithium to aluminium increases the strength characteristics of the new alloys by 10 percent. The same addition has the added advantage of decreasing the density of the resulting alloy by a similar percentage. The disadvantages associated with this alloy are primarily price and castability. The addition of 2.5 weight percent lithium to aluminium results in a price increase of 100% explaining the aerospace exclusivity. The processability of the alloys is restricted to ingot casting and wrought treatment but for complex components precision casting is required. Casting the alloys into sand and investment moulds creates a metal - mould reaction, the consequences of which are intolerable in the production of military hardware. The primary object of this project was to investigate and characterise the reactions occurring between the newly poured metal and surface of the mould and to propose a method of counteracting the metal - mould reaction. The constituents of standard sand and investment moulds were pyrolised with lithium metal in order to simplify the complex in-mould reaction and the products were studied by the solid state techniques of powder X-Ray diffraction and magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The results of this study showed that the order of reaction was: Organic reagents> > Silicate reagents> Non silicate reagents Alphaset and Betaset were the two organic binders used to prepare the sand moulds throughout this project. Studies were carried out to characterise these resins in order to determine the factors involved in their reaction with lithium. Analysis revealed that during the curing process the phenolic hydroxide groups are not reacted out and that a redox reaction takes place between these hydroxides and the lithium in the molten alloys. Casting experiments carried out to assess the protection afforded by various hydroxide protecting agents showed that modern effective, protecting chemicals such as bis-trimethyl silyl acetamide and hexamethyldisilazane did not inhibit the metal - mould reaction to a sufficiently high standard and that tri-methylchlorosilane was consistently the best performer. Tri-methyl chlorosilane has a simple functionalizing mechanism compared to other hydroxide protecting reagents and this factor is responsible for its superior inhibiting qualities. Comparative studies of 6Li and 7Li N.M.R. spectra (M.A.S. and `off angle') establish that, for solid state (and even solution) analytical purposes 6Li is the preferred nucleus. 6Li M.A.S.N.M.R. spectra were obtained for thermally treated laponite clay. At temperatures below 800oC both dehydrated and rehydrated samples were considered. The data are consistent with mobility of lithium ions from the trioctahedral clay sites at 600oC. The superior resolution achievable in 6Li M.A.S.N.M.R. is demonstrated in the analysis of a microwave prepared lithium exchanged clay where 6Li spectroscopy revelaed two lithium sites in comparison to 7Li M.A.S.N.M.R. which gave only a single lithium resonance.

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Ammar, Hany. "Effet des imperfections de la coulée sur les propriétés en fatigue des alliages de fonderie aluminium silicium = Effect of casting imperfections on the fatigue properties of aluminum-silicon casting alloys /." Thèse, Chicoutimi : Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 2006. http://theses.uqac.ca.

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Begg, John. "Process optimisation in the squeeze casting of zinc-aluminium alloys and composites." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1992. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/27495.

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Squeeze casting is a process which has the potential to produce castings with exceptional mechanical properties. It also appears to be the most suitable route to produce sound cast metal matrix composites. An investigation was carried out into the squeeze casting of four zinc–aluminium alloys: commercial ZAS (simple eutectic alloy); commercial ZA12 (simple eutectic alloy); commercial ZA27 (peritectic alloy); binary Zn-37Al (solid solution alloy). Although the three commercial alloys can be cast by a variety of conventional gravity and pressure processes it was considered that squeeze casting would produce castings with more homogeneous microstructures and enhanced room temperature properties. The binary Zn-37Al was considered to be a suitable alloy for squeeze casting.

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Yakoub, M. M. "Squeeze casting of zinc-aluminium (ZA) alloys and ZA-27/SiC composites." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1987. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/25378.

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Engineering applications of the recently developed zinc-aluminium casting alloys have been restricted due to certain inherent disadvantages such as segregation. However, segregation can be overcome by thorough mh:!ng of the melt and close temperature control or by rapid solidification of the melt, which can be achieved by squeeze casting. A more serious problem exists in service if components are subjected to a modest temperature increase to about 80°C, when there is a drastic loss of strength. It was therefore thought that the incorporation of ceramic fibres in the matrix could improve the properties of the material at modestly elevated temperatures. In the majority of engineering applications, stresses exist in more than one direction, so castings with isotropic properties are preferred and consequently reinforcement of composite in three dimensions would be necessary to maintain isotropic properties. An investigation was conducted to establish the influence of squeeze casting on the mechanical properties and structure of ZA-8, ZA-12 and ZA-27 alloys. The relationship between these factors and controlled process variables such as die temperature and applied squeeze pressure was established. The mechanical properties of the castings at room temperature and the effect of ageing at 95°C on tensile strength and dimensional changes were established. The results showed a substantial improvement in the tensile strength of the 'as-cast' squeeze cast alloys when compared with the 'as-cast' gravity die cast alloys. In the case of ZA-27 alloy, squeeze casting significantly improved ductility, which is a feature of benefit for all composite systems. The results also showed that pressure and die temperature substantially affect dimensional changes of the alloys when aged at 95°C. A major aspect of the research was the evaluation of the mechanical properties of the fibre reinforced ZA-27 alloy at elevated temperatures. Short silicon carbide fibres were randomly oriented in the matrix to obtain isotropic properties by a technique involving squeeze infiltration, followed by remelting and dispersal in the melt using specially designed equipments. Squeeze casting was used in the final stage of the composite fabrication. Castings of squeeze cast composite (with up to 10% volume fibre) and squeeze infiltrated composite (with up to 18-20% volume fibre) were produced with a sound structure and with fibres that were uniformly distributed and randomly oriented in three dimensions. It was found that the reaction between the fibres and molten alloy must be closely controlled for optimum properties of the composite. In this respect, the optimum time of contact between the fibre and the molten alloy was experimentally determined. It was found that the fibre supplied was of inferior tensile strength, which resulted in poor tensile strength of the tested composite up to a temperature of 100°C. However, the fibre brought substantial Improvement ln the tensile strength of the composite when tested at temperatures of 150 to 250°C. The modulus of elasticity of the composite was substantially improved at room temperature as well as at elevated temperature. The fatigue life of the squeeze cast composite was improved compared with squeeze cast matrix alloy (fibre-free). Squeeze cast composites with 3% volume fibre showed an Improvement in tribological properties compared with squeeze cast matrix alloy and squeeze cast and squeeze infiltrated composites with higher volume percentage of fibre. Wear of cutting tools was adversely affected by the presence of fibre.

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Fiorese, Elena. "Process parameters affecting quality of high-pressure die cast aluminium alloys." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Padova, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3426773.

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High pressure die casting (HPDC) is a widely used process for manufacturing components with high production rate and complex geometries. However, high pressure die casting is still considered a “defect generating process”, since an amount of 5-10% of scrap is usually detected in castings. For this reason, the availability of new standards and tools for optimizing the process is one of the prominent needs of foundry field. Both these issues are tackled in this Thesis. First, a new classification of defects and reference dies for estimating the static mechanical properties of aluminium alloys have been developed and then published as CEN Technical Reports, satisfying the need for new standards. Then, a novel and comprehensive methodology has been developed for optimizing HPDC process through the definition of meaningful behavioural models. Some newly defined process parameters have been hence introduced, by representing the most important physical phenomena affecting casting quality and the integral nature of HPDC, and an original approach is outlined. In particular, in order to provide an effective representation of the different process stages, the following parameters have been found to be more influential and effective in representing transmitted forces, mechanical energy exchange and heat removal: the root mean square acceleration in the second stage, the energy associated to the flow forces in the whole cycle, the work of the pressure forces in the third stage and the normalized thermal gradient. The first two parameters embody the plunger motion time-history, the third parameter represents the hydraulic pressure time-history, while the last one concentrates on some thermal aspects. These parameters take advantage from signal processing techniques of the measured position and pressure profiles. Four experimental campaigns (in the whole 210 castings) using different injection machines, different alloys and different geometries of the die have been carried out to validate the novel process parameters and to prove the general validity of the approach. The statistical correlation with the measured static mechanical properties, density and percentage of porosity, as well as the metallographic analysis (percentage of oxides on fracture surfaces, analysis of different kinds of internal defect) prove the soundness of the developed method. Given the significance of the plunger motion profile in explaining the casting quality, analytical models for computing the root mean square acceleration and the energy associated to the flow forces have been developed. These analytical models permit selecting in advance the best plunger motion profile, which guarantees reliability and soundness of castings, thus satisfying the need expressed by foundries for effective optimization tools.
La pressocolata è un processo ampiamente utilizzato per produrre componenti con elevata produttività e geometria complessa. Comunque, la pressocolata è ancora considerata un “processo generatore di difetti”, dal momento che una percentuale del 5-10% di scarto è rilevata di solito nei getti. Per questa ragione, la disponibilità di nuovi standard e strumenti per l’ottimizzazione di processo è uno dei bisogni più importanti del settore della fonderia. Entrambe queste criticità sono affrontate in questa Tesi. Per prima cosa, è stata sviluppata e successivamente pubblicata come Report Tecnici riconosciuti dal CEN una nuova classificazione dei difetti e degli stampi di riferimento per stimare le proprietà meccaniche statiche delle leghe di alluminio, rispondendo al bisogno di nuovi standard. Poi, è stata sviluppata una metodologia nuova e completa per ottimizzare il processo di pressocolata attraverso la definizione di metamodelli significativi. Quindi, sono stati introdotti dei nuovi parametri di processo, che rappresentano i più importanti fenomeni fisici che influenzano la qualità dei getti e la natura integrale del processo di pressocolata, ed è stato delineato un approccio originale. In particolare, allo scopo di fornire una rappresentazione efficace delle diverse fasi del processo, si è dimostrato che i seguenti parametri sono i più influenti ed efficaci nel rappresentare le forze trasmesse, il flusso di energia meccanica e l’asportazione del calore: il valore quadratico medio dell’accelerazione in seconda fase, l’energia associata alle forze di flusso nell’intero ciclo, il lavoro delle forze di pressione nella terza fase e il gradiente termico normalizzato. I primi due parametri descrivono l’effetto del profilo di moto del pistone; il secondo è invece legato anche alla pressione esercitata dal pistone stesso, mentre l’ultimo rappresenta esclusivamente fenomeni di natura termica. Lo sviluppo ed il calcolo di questi parametri sfrutta le tecniche di elaborazione numerica dei segnali, al fine di estrarre le informazioni dai profili misurati di posizione e di pressione del pistone. La validazione del metodo proposto è stata condotta attraverso quattro diverse campagne sperimentali, con un totale di 210 getti analizzati, nelle quali sono state utilizzate diverse macchine di iniezione, diversi stampi e diverse leghe, al fine di ottenere risultati generali ed estendibili. La correttezza del metodo proposto è confermata dalla correlazione statistica dei parametri proposti con la resistenza meccanica statica, con la densità, la porosità, e da alcune significative analisi metallografiche (percentuale di ossidi sulle superfici di frattura, analisi dei difetti interni). Data l’efficacia dimostrata dei parametri proposti, ed in particolare di quelli legati al profilo di moto del pistone, l’approccio è stato esteso tramite lo sviluppo di alcune relazioni analitiche per calcolare i due parametri cinematici. Ciò rappresenta uno strumento efficace per sintetizzare a priori il profilo di moto ottimale del pistone che, nel rispetto dei vincoli di macchina, consenta di ottimizzare la qualità dei getti.

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Yang, Xinliang. "Particle dispersion in aluminium and magnesium alloys." Thesis, Brunel University, 2016. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/14437.

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High shear mixing offers a promising solution for particle dispersion in a liquid with intensive turbulence and high shear rate, and has been widely used in the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries. However, a practical high shear mixing process has not yet been adapted to solve the particle agglomeration in metallurgy due to the high service temperature and reactive environment of liquid metal. In this study, the effect of high shear mixing using the newly designed rotor-stator high shear device have been investigated with both Al and Mg matrix composites reinforced with SiC particles through casting. The microstructural observation of high shear treated Al and Mg composites show improved particle distribution uniformity in the as-cast state. Increased mechanical properties and reduced volume fraction of porosity are also obtained in the composite samples processed with high shear. With the melt conditioning procedure developed for twin roll casting process, two distinct solutions has been provided for thin gauge Mg strip casting with advanced microstructure and defect control. The melt conditioning treatment activates the MgO as heterogeneous nuclei of α-Mg through dispersion from continuous films to discrete particles. Thus enhanced heterogeneous nucleation in the twin roll casting process not only refines the α-Mg grain size but also eliminates the centre line segregation through equiaxed grain growth and localized solute distribution. The grain refinement of the α-Mg through SiC addition has also been studied through EBSD and crystallographic approaches. Two reproducible and distinct crystallographic orientation relationships between α-SiC (6H) and α-Mg have been determined: [1010]SiC//[2113]Mg, (0006)SiC//(1011)Mg, (1216)SiC//(2202)Mg and [0110]SiC//[1100]Mg, (0006)SiC// (0002)Mg, (2110)SiC//(1120)Mg.

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Books on the topic "Aluminium Alloys - Semisolid Die Casting"

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Melting & casting aluminium [sic.]. Bradley, Il: Lindsay Publications, 1987.

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Adefuye, Adefolabi Olusegun. Fluidity of aluminium-silicon casting alloys. Birmingham: University of Birmingham, 1997.

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Gelder, Andrew. Lithium-aluminium casting alloys and their associated metal-mould reactions. Birmingham: Aston University. Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, 1992.

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Physical Metallurgy of Direct Chill Casting of Aluminum Alloys (Advances in Metallic Alloys). CRC, 2008.

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Yakoub, M. M. Squeeze casting of zinc-aluminium (ZA) alloys and ZA-27/SIC composites. 1987.

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Begg, John. Process optimisation in the squeeze casting of zinc-aluminium alloys and composites. 1992.

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Book chapters on the topic "Aluminium Alloys - Semisolid Die Casting"

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Motegi, Tetsuichi, and Fumi Tanabe. "Continuous Casting and Thixoforming of Semisolid Aluminum Alloys." In Aluminium Cast House Technology, 325–30. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118787304.ch29.

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Pola, Annalisa, Roberto Roberti, Ermanno Bertoli, and Disman Furloni. "Design and Production of New Aluminum Thixotropic Alloys for the Manufacture of Structural Components by Semisolid Die Casting." In Solid State Phenomena, 58–63. Stafa: Trans Tech Publications Ltd., 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/3-908451-26-4.58.

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Haga, Toshio, T. Asai, Hisaki Watari, and Shinji Kumai. "Casting of Aluminum Alloy Bar by Semisolid Roll Casting." In Solid State Phenomena, 295–300. Stafa: Trans Tech Publications Ltd., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/3-908451-59-0.295.

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Straatsma, E. N., W. H. Kool, and L. Katgerman. "Single-roll Strip Casting of Aluminium Alloys." In Continuous Casting, 77–81. Weinheim, FRG: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/3527607331.ch11.

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Haga, Toshio, Hideki Inui, Hisaki Watari, and Shinji Kumai. "Semisolid Roll Casting of Aluminum Alloy Strip and Its Properties." In Solid State Phenomena, 379–82. Stafa: Trans Tech Publications Ltd., 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/3-908451-26-4.379.

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Stuczyński, Tomasz, and Marzena Lech-Grega. "Grain Refinement Process in Aluminium Alloys Type AlZnMgZr." In Continuous Casting, 224–32. Weinheim, FRG: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/3527607331.ch33.

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El-Sayed, M., H. Salem, A. Kandeil, and W. D. Griffiths. "Effect of Holding Time before Solidification on Double-Oxide Film Defects and Mechanical Properties of Aluminium Alloys." In Shape Casting, 149–56. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118062050.ch18.

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Schneider, Wolfgang. "D.C. Casting of Aluminium Alloys — Past, Present and Future." In Essential Readings in Light Metals, 534–41. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48228-6_64.

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Schneider, Wolfgang. "D.C. Casting of Aluminium Alloys - Past, Present and Future." In Essential Readings in Light Metals, 534–41. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118647783.ch64.

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Katgerman, L., D. G. Eskin, B. C. H. Venneker, J. Zuidema, and Suyitno. "Experimental Description and Process Simulation of Direct Chill (DC) Casting of Aluminum Alloys." In Aluminium Cast House Technology, 243–57. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118787304.ch22.

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Conference papers on the topic "Aluminium Alloys - Semisolid Die Casting"

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Haga, Toshio, Sinjiro Imamura, Hisaki Watari, and Shinichi Nishida. "Effect of Casting Conditions on Fluidity of Aluminum Alloy in Die Casting." In JSME 2020 Conference on Leading Edge Manufacturing/Materials and Processing. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/lemp2020-8625.

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Abstract The fluidity of pure aluminum and Al-Si alloys was investigated for casting thin products using a spiral die in die casting. An aluminum alloy with good fluidity can be die-cast into thin products. For a Si content of less than 6 mass%, the fluidity increased with decreasing Si content. For a Si content of greater than 6 mass%, the fluidity increased with increasing Si content. The fluidity was affected by latent heat, flowability in the semisolid state, and heat transfer between the die and metal. For pure aluminum, the latent heat is small and there is no semisolid state. However, pure aluminum has excellent fluidity because the heat transfer between the die and metal is small. For Al-25%Si, the latent heat is very large and flowability increases in the semisolid state. Therefore, the fluidity of Al-25%Si is high. Fluidity typically increases with increasing die temperature. The increase in fluidity due to an increase in die temperature for the pure aluminum is small compared with that for hypoeutectic Al-Si alloys. This means that the heat transfer between the pure aluminum and the die is smaller than that for hypoeutectic Al-Si alloys. Therefore, the influence of die temperature on the fluidity of the pure aluminum is small. It is estimated that the chill layer of the pure aluminum rapidly peels from the die, decreasing the heat transfer between the pure aluminum and the die.

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Bojarevičs, Andris, Imants Kaldre, Mikus Milgrāvis, and Toms Beinerts. "Direct chill casting of aluminium alloys under electromagnetic interaction." In VIII International Scientific Colloquium "Modelling for Materials Processing". University of Latvia, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.22364/mmp2017.42.

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Hoelzl, A., H. Kaufmann, and V. Konkevich. "Semi-Solid Casting of Aluminium - Scandium (Zr) Foundry Alloys." In Automotive and Transportation Technology Congress and Exposition. 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-3170.

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Katgerman, L. "HEAT TRANSFER PHENOMENA DURING CONTINUOUS CASTING OF ALUMINIUM ALLOYS." In International Heat Transfer Conference 10. Connecticut: Begellhouse, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/ihtc10.5340.

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Lyon, P., J. F. King, and G. A. Fowler. "Developments in Magnesium Based Materials and Processes." In ASME 1991 International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/91-gt-015.

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Recent developments in Magnesium alloys, processing techniques and corrosion protection schemes are reviewed. The casting alloy WE43 is detailed, data being presented which shows that it compares favourably with Aluminium based casting alloys on a strength to weight basis. In addition its intrinsic corrosion characteristics are shown to be similar to those of Aluminium base alloys. A counter - gravity casting process, specifically designed to make higher quality, thin-walled Magnesium alloy components is described together with property data indicating the improvements obtained. Also discussed are the ongoing developments in Metal Matrix Composites and Rapid Solidification technologies, showing the benefits offered by these processing routes. Finally current corrosion protection schemes are reviewed and their overall cost effectiveness discussed.

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Gjerkeš, H., S. Hartman, R. Vertnik, and B. Šarler. "Temperature field at the twin-roll casting of aluminium alloys: computational model and measurements." In CMEM 2007. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/cmem070041.

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Jyothi, Pathipati Naga, Agari Shailesh Rao, Jagath Mandyakoppal Chowdiah, and Korrapati Channakeshavalu. "Influence of Refiner Aluminum Titanium Boride on the ZA Alloys Processed Through Centrifugal Casting." In ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2013-64141.

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Centrifugal Cast tubes have been produced with ZA 8, ZA 12 and ZA 27 alloys with different rotational speeds of the mould (Viz. 400, 600 and 800 rpm). From the past research work, it was understood that cast tubes for ZA 8 and ZA 12 alloys with good mechanical properties were produced, with the mould rotation at 600 rpm. This observation was explained without the addition of refiners. In the present work, a uniform cylinder with good mechanical properties was produced with ZA8 alloy at 400 rpm only. This was due to the influence of refiner 1% Al-Ti-B2 along with low aluminium content and lower rotational speed of the mould. With higher rotational speeds of the mould, increase in the composition of aluminium and refiner reduce solidification rate of the melt forming irregular shaped cast tube with ZA12 and ZA 27 alloys.

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Isac, M., P. Netto, R. I. L. Guthrie, and R. Tavares. "The Influence of Coated Mould on Heat Transfer and Microstructure for Horizontal Strip Casting of Aluminium Alloys." In ITSC 1998, edited by Christian Coddet. ASM International, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.cp.itsc1998p1025.

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Abstract Experimental apparatus simulating a horizontal belt caster has been constructed for the study of thin strip casting of steels and light metal alloys. In this apparatus, the solidifying metal is deposited onto a moving substrate. The substrate was flame sprayed with various commercial coatings while its speed and the thicknesses of strip produced matched industrial values. The main objective of the present work was to determine the influence of various operational variables on local cooling rates and final microstructures. To this end, experiments were carried out to study the effects of various types of coating, roughness of the substrate, initial superheat, and strip thickness on heat fluxes. An interesting feature of this equipment is that the strip is subjected to different rates of cooling at the lower and upper surfaces, allowing two different rates of solidification to be studied simultaneously.

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Borgert, T. "Influence of thermo-mechanical joining process on the microstructure of a hypoeutectic aluminium cast alloy." In Sheet Metal 2023. Materials Research Forum LLC, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644902417-24.

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Abstract. Requirements of multi-material construction involve adjustments to standard joining techniques. Especially the growing importance of integral cast components poses additional engineering challenges for the industry. One approach to achieve these goals are adaptable joining elements formed by friction spinning. This approach uses friction-induced heat to form customisable joining elements to join sheets for different boundary conditions, even for brittle cast materials. It is possible to react immediately to adapt to the joining process inline and reduce the amount of different joining elements. As the joining partner serve casting plates of the aluminium casting alloy EN AC–AlSi9, which is processed in the sand casting. Joining hypoeutectic AlSi alloys constitutes a challenge because the brittle character of these cause cracks in the joint during conventional mechanical joining. Furthermore, the friction-induced heat of the novel joining process causes a finer microstructure in the hypoeutectic AlSi9 casting alloy. In particular, the eutectic Si is more fine-grained, resulting in higher joint ductility. This study indicates the joining suitability of a hypoeutectic aluminium casting alloy in combination with adaptive manufactured additional joining elements. Here, various mechanical and microstructural investigations validate the influence of the thermomechanical joining technique. In conclusion, the potential of this joining process is presented regarding the joinability of cast aluminium components.

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Gulizia, S., and M. Z. Jahedi. "Co-Deposited Ceramic/Polymer Coatings for Tailored Insulation." In ITSC2008, edited by B. R. Marple, M. M. Hyland, Y. C. Lau, C. J. Li, R. S. Lima, and G. Montavon. Verlag für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren DVS-Verlag GmbH, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.cp.itsc2008p0165.

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Abstract The application of ceramic die coatings on tool steel dies in the casting industry has been common practice for many decades. The main function of these coatings is to provide a thermal barrier to prevent premature solidification during die filling, and protect the tool steel die from the effects of molten metal during casting with aluminium alloys. Although these coatings provide good insulation they are fragile and require on-going in-situ maintenance by machine operators. These inherent poor qualities makes the die casting process difficult to control and to maintain cast product quality because the solidification pattern and porosity changes and leads to increased cast product rejects. To overcome the limitations a novel die coat has been developed for the light metal casting industry utilising thermal spraying of co-deposited MgZrO2 and polymer particles. The coating is then thermally treated to reveal a fine network of porosity that has been found by heat transfer coefficient testing to enhance the thermal properties and overall coating durability during casting. This paper describes the porosity control system which was used to tailor the heat transfer coefficient of co-deposited MgZrO2 and polymer coatings and compare them with the heat transfer coefficient of commercially available die coats. The inherent porosity and the overall coating thickness were found to have a large effect on the heat transfer coefficient. Results of industrial trials are also presented and show that co-deposited MgZrO2 and polymer coatings provide considerable improvements to productivity and enhanced coating life in Gravity and Low Pressure Die casting of aluminium alloys.

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