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Trejo, Eduardo. "Centrifugal casting of an aluminium alloy." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2011. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3041/.
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In centrifugal casting, molten metal is introduced into a mould which is rotated at high speed. The centrifugal force helps to fill thin sections but this benefit may be offset by the effect of the turbulent flow on the casting quality. In this research, the effect of direct and indirect gated mould designs on the quality and reliability of aluminium alloy investment castings made by centrifugal casting was investigated. The scatter in the ultimate bend strength and the modulus of elasticity was analyzed using the Weibull statistical technique, which showed that the Weibull modulus of both properties was significantly improved for the indirect gated cast test bars compared to the direct gated bars. A detailed microstructural characterization was carried out on the cast test bars, which included grain size, dendrite cell size and porosity. Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine and analyze the presence of defects on the fracture surfaces such as shrinkage pores, entrapped bubbles and oxide films resulting from surface turbulence during mould filling. The results indicated a clear correlation between the mechanical properties and the presence of casting defects. Water modelling experiments were carried out using purpose-built experimental centrifugal casting equipment and filling sequences recorded using a high speed video camera. The water modelling results showed that the general tendency for the direct and indirect gated mould designs was that the higher the rotational velocity, the lower the filling length and consequently the lower the filling rate. Subsequently, this information was used to validate the computer software ANSYS CFX. An excellent correlation was obtained between the experimental water modelling and simulation results for both direct and indirect gated moulds.
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Iversen, Fionn. "Meniscus Dynamics in Aluminium Extrusion Ingot Casting." Doctoral thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for materialteknologi, 2002. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-527.
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In the modern process of continuous Direct Chill (DC) hot top casting of aluminium extrusion ingot with gas slip, poor surface quality of the cast ingot can still be a problem. In the worst cases pronounced surface wrinkling may occur coupled with periodic zones of reduced grain size, macrosegregation and exudation at the surface. The observed surface irregularities are believed to be linked to periodic oscillations or folding of the free molten aluminium surface in the mould, the meniscus, resulting in varying solidification conditions. The focus of this work is to gain a better understanding of the dynamics of the meniscus and the effect it has on ingot surface formation.
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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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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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Manson-Whitton, Chris. "Squeeze casting of a conventionally wrought aluminium alloy." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.403577.
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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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Roberts, Michael John, and edu au jillj@deakin edu au mikewood@deakin edu au wildol@deakin edu au kimg@deakin. "A Modified Life Cycle Inventory of Aluminium Die Casting." Deakin University. School of Engineering and Technology, 2003. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20040825.110759.
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Aluminium die casting is a process used to transform molten aluminium material into automotive gearbox housings, wheels and electronic components, among many other uses. It is used because it is a very efficient method of achieving near net shape with the required mechanical properties. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a technique used to determine the environmental impacts of a product or process. The Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) is the initial phase of an LCA and describes which emissions will occur and which raw materials are used during the life of a product or during a process. This study has improved the LCI technique by adding in manufacturing and other costs to the ISO standardised methods. Although this is not new, the novel application and allocation methods have been developed independently. The improved technique has then been applied to Aluminium High Pressure Die Casting. In applying the improved LCI to this process, the cost in monetary terms and environmental emissions have been determined for a particular component manufactured by this process. A model has been developed in association with an industry partner so this technique can be repeatedly applied and used in the prediction of costs and emissions. This has been tested with two different products. Following this, specialised LCA software modelling of the aluminium high pressure die casting process was conducted. The variations in the process have shown that each particular component will have different costs and emissions and it is not possible to generalise the process by modelling only one component. This study has concentrated on one process within die casting but the techniques developed can be used across any variations in the die casting process.
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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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Smillie, Matthew John. "Casting and Analysis of Squeeze Cast Aluminium Silicon Eutectic Alloy." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Mechanical Engineering, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1086.
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Squeeze casting is the practise of solidifying metals under mechanically applied pressure via a slow displacement of a die volume. It has been shown that squeeze casting enhances the mechanical properties of cast metals. Research into other high integrity casting processes has shown that using techniques that enhance melt quality can further increase the mechanical properties. Therefore a bottom-tapped, bottom-fed squeeze casting machine was designed and built around a pre-existing squeeze casting die designed for uniaxial pressure application. This was used to obtain quantitative metallurgical and microstructural information on the squeeze castings produced, including the effects of common micro-alloying additions of strontium modifier and titanium modifier on the microstructure and hardness of a commercial aluminium silicon eutectic alloy. These were examined using a Taguchi design of experiments approach. It was found that squeeze casting reduced porosity and secondary dendrite arm spacing and increased hardness, and reduced or eliminated increases in porosity and secondary dendrite arm spacing associated with micro-alloying addition. The size of possibly deleterious iron-rich precipitates was reduced, and the morphology of such precipitates changed to a possibly less deleterious form without further alloy additions of manganese. It was also found that melt control and handling is essential for consistent quality of castings in the production of small volume squeeze castings, such as the ones produced in this experimental work.
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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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Butler, Simon Andrew. "The development of a reliable high strength aluminium casting alloy." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.570853.
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An investigation was carried out into the variability of tensile properties of A201 aluminium alloy investment castings. Fracture surfaces and microstructures of tensile specimens were examined by scanning electron and light microscopy. Chemical analysis of phases was carried out using energy dispersive x-ray analysis. Casting composition variations were measured using spark emission spectroscopy. The main factors that contributed to the variation of properties were incipient grain boundary melting during heat treatment, the macro segregation of chemical alloying elements and interdendritic porosity that had not sealed during the hot isostatic pressing (HIPping) process. Simple step plate castings were produced to investigate the effect of changes in section thickness on the local segregation of alloying elements. The compositional variations occur due to the flow of solute rich liquid through the dendrite interstices in the mushy zone. An investigation was carried out into the effect of titanium diboride particles on the formation of macro segregation and interdendritic porosity. It was found that by increasing the concentration of titanium diboride particles above 2.7 +/- 0.2 % the tendency for macro segregation was reduced to negligible levels. The formation of surface connected pores, as revealed by dye penetrant examination, was also reduced when this. concentration was exceeded. The change in the solidification behaviour is due to a lack of coherent dendrite formation in the mushy zone. This results in solidification contraction being compensated for by mass feeding rather than interdendritic fluid flow of liquid through the dendrite interstices. An additional effect of the presence of the particles was to prevent the formation of a low melting point'phase containing copper, magnesium and silver. This reduced the susceptibility of the alloy to grain boundary incipient melting during solution heat treatment. In the light of the findings of the experimental work the concept of casting reliability is discussed. The importance of preventing the variability of tensile properties by robust alloy design is highlighted. The future design and development of reliable components with regard to process specification and property prediction is discussed.
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Cao, Xinjin. "Heat treatment of liquid metal : precipitation and sedimentation processing of liquid Al-11.5Si-0.4Mg alloy." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.369168.
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Bradbury, Philip. "A mathematical model for the twin roll casting process." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.296919.
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Schaub, Henning. "Comparison of different aluminium casting processes from an environmental perspective : Case study on plaster mould castings produced in Mid Sweden." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-35659.
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While Aluminium has lots of unique properties and is seen as a material of the future, its production and manufacturing has significant environmental impacts. For complex and dimensional shapes casting remains the main manufacturing method and in this study the environmental pressure of different casting techniques is compared. A screening LCA is conducted to determine the environmental impacts of plaster mould castings in a case study at the Ventana Hackås AB foundry in Mid Sweden. The findings are compared to models of sand, pressure die and lost wax castings, based on literature datasets. The most relevant factors for the environmental performance are identified as the production of the aluminium alloy and the amount and source of energy. For plaster mould castings additionally the plaster consumption is significant, while lost wax castings are dominated by the mould production and general processes. Under similar circumstances a relatively similar performance was found for all casting techniques except the lost wax process, which is at least 3 times more emission intensive. Of the remaining techniques pressure die castings performed the best and plaster mould castings the worst, but different sources of uncertainties have been identified in this comparison. In addition a carbon footprint interface is created based on these findings, to enable specific comparisons of different casting method setups. Customizable variables allow the adaptation of three scenarios to real world conditions. As the main influencing factors the aluminium alloy, source of electricity and casting technique have been identified.2018-10-10
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Siavashi, Kiavash. "The effect of casting parameters on the fluidity and porosity of aluminium alloys in the aost foam casting process." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2012. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3525/.
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The Lost Foam Casting process has been firmly established for Aluminium and ferrous alloys. This process offers many advantages over conventional casting processes but its full potential has yet to be reached due to the many defects introduced to the casting associated with decomposition of the foam pattern during mould filling. The foam pattern commonly used in this process is Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) which degrades to liquid and vapour byproducts. The liquid decomposition byproducts travel to the metal/mould interface, where the globules of liquid foam can become trapped against the coating and their molecular weight is reduced due to the heat from the molten metal. At the same time, they release bubbles of gas into the castings. These globules can wick into the refractory coating only if their molecular weight is sufficiently reduced to below a critical molecular weight. In this study, to improve the quality of Aluminium alloys made by Lost Foam Casting, easier removal of the decomposition byproducts was obtained by using low molecular weight foam patterns. The molecular weight of expanded Polystyrene was not reduced when it was exposed to γ-rays because of cross-linking while the molecular weight of Poly Methyl Methacrylate (PMMA) was significantly due to chain session. Therefore, plates of Probead-70™ (a copolymer of Polystyrene 30 wt %-Poly Methyl Methacrylate 70 wt %) were exposed to γ-rays and reduced their molecular weight by up to about 85% below the critical molecular weight value. With low molecular weight foam patterns the decomposition byproducts require less reduction to reach the critical molecular weight to become absorbed by the coating, and consequently less defects are introduced into the casting. γ-radiation was employed to reduce the molecular weight of the foam. The porosity content of the castings was significantly reduced leading to an improvement of their mechanical properties such as their fatigue life which was increased by 100%. Lost Foam Casting has also been reported to experience complexities with fluidity. Misrun is likely to occur in Lost Foam Casting due to the formation of a large amount of gas at the metal/foam interface, increasing the back pressure, compared to the conventional castings. This reduces the velocity of the molten metal which might lead to solidification of the molten metal before filling the mould entirely. In the current work, a reproducible fluidity test was designed and the effects of different casting parameters on fluidity were examined. In some of the castings inserted thermocouples were employed to study the filling behaviour to determine the velocity of molten metal, thickness of the metal/foam interface and the time of freezing. It was concluded that it is not recommended to alter the coating thickness in order to improve fluidity, because the effect of coating thickness depends on the pouring temperature of the castings and permeability of the coating. The metallostatic pressure was found to affect the fluidity insignificantly (within the values in the current work, 2600-2700 Pa). Instead, increasing coating permeability, decreasing the density of the foam pattern and increasing the pouring temperature were found to increase the fluidity in Lost Foam Casting. However the effect of increasing pouring temperature and decreasing foam density may be detrimental to the quality of castings. The molecular weight of the foam pattern and the use of brominated foam patterns did not have a considerable effect on fluidity in Lost Foam Casting. It was also found that solidification in the Lost Foam Casting occurs at the metal/foam interface. A heat balance between the molten metal and the mould, and the foam pattern, was developed to give a fluidity equation to aid interpretation of the fluidity results. In summary, this research has provided a better understanding of the effect of casting parameters on the fluidity of Lost Foam Casting and the heat transfer from the molten metal to the foam pattern and to the mould. In addition, the quality of AL alloys castings was improved by reducing the molecular weight of the foam pattern used in the Lost Foam Casting process.
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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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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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Drezet, Jean-Marie. "Direct chill and electromagnetic casting of aluminium alloys: thermomechanical effects and solidification aspects." Lausanne, 2000. http://library.epfl.ch/theses/?display=detail&nr=1509.
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Alam, Muhammad Faisal. "Squeeze Casting as Alternative Fabrication Process for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Aluminium Matrix Composites." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24361.
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Aluminium matrix composites are among the most promising candidate materials for light weight and high strength applications such as transportation and armour. In a previous study 6061 aluminum matrix composites reinforced with plain weave carbon fiber preform (AS4 Hexcel) were successfully fabricated by squeeze casting using the laminate fabrication technique. This research aims at optimizing the fabrication process in order to achieve improved strength and mechanical properties. It focuses on the liquid infiltration squeeze casting method. Good mechanical bonding between fiber and aluminium is achieved thanks to improved infiltration and impregnation of the fabric by liquid aluminium. Oxidation products at fiber/aluminium interface and porosity are reduced. As a result, composites are produced with overall improved mechanical properties. The flexural strength is increased by up to 19.9% and 15.4% compared to the laminate approach and the reference 6061 aluminium alloy squeeze cast under identical conditions, respectively. Similarly, overall hardness is improved. However, the impact strength is reduced by 7.76% and 25.78% when compared to casts fabricated by the laminate method and the reference aluminium alloy, respectively. The thesis constitutes a good basis for further research on fiber and particle reinforced aluminium matrix composites with the goal of further improving fracture toughness, particularly for gradient materials used in armour applications.
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Mohammed, Ali. "Experimental simulation of reduction of erosion damage in dies used in aluminium casting." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2013. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/3317/.
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A review of damage mechanisms in dies used for aluminium casting revealed that erosion due to the molten/semi-solid aluminium droplets entering the die was a major cause of wear. It was also clear that no laboratory tests were available to simulate the die/aluminium interactions. Existing test methods use actual casting machines which is time consuming and expensive. The aim of this work was to develop a laboratory test and then to use it to evaluate current die materials as well as possible treatments/coatings that could be used to reduce the problem. A test was developed that used a shot blaster to propel aluminium balls at flat or cylindrical specimens (to cover possible die geometry variations). It was also possible to heat the specimens. A pulsed method was used for the ball application to simulate multiple castings. Ball motion was evaluated and specimen wear characterised across a range of ball impact velocities. Different impact angles were used for flat specimens and for cylindrical specimens central and eccentric ball flows were used. High speed video was used to investigate the actual impact velocities and also observe the behaviour of the aluminium balls impacting at different angles to see how the wear mechanisms actually occurred. Four regimes of particles behaviour: impact only, impact and sliding, sliding only and pressed only were seen. Wear testing showed that wear increased with impact velocity, but different effects were seen when varying the impact angle as seen previously in studies on erosive wear of spherical solid particles for ductile materials. At 30o impacts, a higher erosion rate was seen than those at 60o and 90o impact angle. Zig zag indentations were seen at high impact angles indicating a higher displacement and removal of material by plastic flow keeps advancing downstream until the individual peaks and valleys meet. Wear rate results highlighted four periods with exposure time: incubation period, acceleration or accumulation period, deceleration period and steady-state period. Tests on cylindrical H13 specimens showed that a high amount of wear occurred at an eccentric position due to increased cutting action. The effects of elevation the temperature in the system on the erosion behaviour were also studied. At high temperature materials soften and the erosion increased. Treated surfaces were also studied to evaluate selected candidate coatings and generate data on their wear resistance. The results showed that coating can have a large effect on erosion damage. The knowledge gained by experiment has contributed to the understanding of die failure and will increase die lives as well as reducing maintenance, machine downtime and labour costs.
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Yoberd, Belmond. "An energy expert advisor and decision support system for aluminium melting and casting." Thesis, Kingston University, 1994. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/20580/.
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The aim of this project was to develop and implement an expert advisor system to provide information for selecting and scheduling several items of small foundry plants using electric resistance bale-out furnaces, to optimise metal use and reduce energy costs. This involved study in formulating the procedures and developing a “foundry user friendly” expert system for giving advice to unskilled operatives in what was a complex multi- variable process. This system (FOES) included investigation and development of an advising system on the casting of a large numbers of different objects cast under different operating conditions and electricity tariffs. Knowledge elicitation techniques were developed and used during the complicated knowledge election process. Since this research programme intended to look at the complete process of melting, holding and pouring of the aluminium alloy, complex electricity tariffs were incorporated into the expert system in order to accurately calculate the energy cost of each process. A sub-section of the FOES system (DAD) could advise the unskilled foundry operative identify and eliminate the seven most common aluminium alloy casting defect by using a novel technique of incorporating actual defect photographs which were digitally scanned into the system.
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Alhashmy, Hasan. "Fabrication of Aluminium Matrix Composites (AMCs) by Squeeze Casting Technique Using Carbon Fiber as Reinforcement." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23120.
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Composites have been developed with great success by the use of fiber reinforcements in metallic materials. Fiber reinforced metal matrices possess great potential to be the next generation of advanced composites offering many advantages compared to fiber reinforced polymers. Specific advantages include high temperature capability, superior environmental stability, better transverse modulus, shear and fatigue properties. Although many Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs) are attractive for use in different industrial applications, Aluminium Matrix Composites (AMCs) are the most used in advanced applications because they combine acceptable strength, low density, durability, machinability, availability, effectiveness and cost. The present study focuses on the fabrication of aluminium matrix composite plates by squeeze casting using plain weave carbon fiber preform (AS4 Hexcel) as reinforcement and a matrix of wrought aluminium alloy 1235-H19. The objective is to investigate the process feasibility and resulting materials properties such as hardness at macro- and micro-scale, impact and bend strength. The properties obtained are compared with those of 6061/1235-H19 aluminium plates that were manufactured under the same fabrication conditions. The effect of fiber volume fraction on the properties is also investigated. Furthermore, the characterization of the microstructure is done using Optical Microscopy (OM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) in order to establish relationships between the quality of the fiber/aluminium interface bond and mechanical properties of the composites.
In conclusion, aluminium matrix composite laminate plates were successfully produced. The composites show a good chemical bond between the fiber and the aluminium matrix. This bond resulted from heterogeneous precipitation of aluminium carbides (Al4C3) at the interface between aluminium matrix and carbon fiber. The hardness at macro- and micro-scale of the composites increases by over 50% and the flexural modulus increases by about 55%. The toughness of the composite decreases due to the presence of brittle phases which can be improved by better oxidation prevention. Also, an optimal carbon volume fraction was observed that provides optimal properties including peak hardness, peak stiffness and peak toughness.
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Zhou, Yipeng. "Solidification behaviour of Fe-rich intermetallic compounds in aluminium alloys." Thesis, Brunel University, 2018. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/15965.
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The industrial use of recycled aluminium is greatly limited by the degraded mechanical properties due to the increased impurities. Fe, one of the common impurity content in Al alloys, is difficult to eliminate once introduced into aluminium during primary production or recycling processes. Due to the low solid solubility of Fe in Al, the formation of Fe-rich intermetallic compounds (Fe-IMCs) is inevitable, which is one of the main causes for the deterioration of mechanical properties in various cast Al alloys. In order to obtain desirable mechanical properties of recycled Al alloys, modification and refinement of the Fe-IMCs are urgently required as the compact and refined morphologies of such intermetallics are generally non detrimental to Al alloy's performance. However, manipulating the solidification behaviour of the Fe-IMCs phases, including nucleation and growth, is very challenging because of the inherently more difficult heterogeneous nucleation of the Fe-IMCs compared with that of a pure metal or a solid solution; and the strong growth anisotropy. Limited understanding on mechanisms of nucleation and growth of the multicomponent Fe-IMCs is available in the literature. The aim of this study is to gain a deeper understanding on the heterogeneous nucleation and growth behaviour of Fe-IMCs in various Al alloys. The nucleation and growth of both primary and eutectic Fe-IMCs have been investigated during various solidification conditions including a number of different cooling rates and casting temperatures. Based on the experimental results of the solidification of several ternary and quaternary alloys, effect of Mg on the solidification behaviour of Fe-IMCs was investigated. Further the surface modified TiB2 particles were used to enhance the heterogeneous nucleation of Fe-IMCs in order to refine the Fe-IMCs particles. The dominant Fe-IMC in Al-5Mg-2Si-1.2Fe-0.7Mn alloy is identified, using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), as α-AlFeMnSi with a body centred cubic (BCC) lattice structure and lattice parameter of 1.256nm. In the current alloy system, the nucleation of primary α-AlFeMnSi occur at lower cooling rate (≤0.8K/s) when required nucleation undercooling is reached, as the slower cooling rate allows longer diffusion time for the solute to form a stable nucleation embryo. When casting with 20K superheat, the size of primary α-AlFeMnSi increases gradually from 24.5±3.1μm (870K/s) to 251.3±75.3μm (0.02K/s) and the size of α-AlFeMnSi eutectic increased gradually from 102.0μm (870K/s) to 623.3μm (0.02K/s). The Fe and Mn concentration in α-AlFeMnSi appears to reduce with the increased cooling rate due to the relatively insufficient solute supply when solute concentration is low (1.2wt.% Fe and 0.7wt.% Mn). Microstructure observation reveals that the {011} plane, especially on <111> orientation, is the preferred growth orientation of BCC primary α-AlFeMnSi, resulting in rhombic dodecahedral in 3D. The eutectic α-AlFeMnSi, prefers to initiate on the primary α-AlFeMnSi. In addition to the substantial nucleation undercooling, the research revealed that the nucleation of primary α-AlFeMnSi also rely on the local solute concentration and the solute diffusion. Compared with α-Al, the growth of α-AlFeMnSi is less sensitive to the cooling rate changes due to the complexities in multi-components interaction and different diffusion efficiency of different elements. The addition of Mg to Al-1.2Fe-0.7Mn and Al-2Si-1.2Fe-0.7Mn alloys was found to lead to a morphology change of Fe-IMCs. Al6(Fe,Mn), the predominant Fe-IMC in the Al-1.2Fe-0.7Mn-xMg alloy, changed from needle morphology to interconnected lamellar morphology when Mg composition increased from 0.004wt.% to 6.04wt%. A Mg-rich layer at about 5-20nm in thickness was commonly observed on the Fe-IMC/α-Al interface in the alloys with Mg content. The eutectic lamellar spacing for Al6(Fe,Mn) increases from 1.8±0.3μm to 4.5±0.8μm when Mg content increased from 0.004wt.% to 6.04wt.%. In the case of α-Al12(Fe,Mn)3Si, the predominant Fe-IMC in Al-2Si-1.2Fe-0.7Mn-yMg alloys, its lamellar spacing of the eutectic increased from 1.4±0.3μm to 3.25±0.8μm when Mg increased from 0.04wt.% to 5.41wt.%. Owing to the strong anisotropy of the Fe-IMC crystals, the segregation of solute Mg on preferred growth orientation is higher, causing greater growth restriction on this orientation. Consequently, the growth velocity on other orientations becomes relatively more significant. To optimise the morphology of Fe-IMCs in Al alloys, a novel Αl-Ti-B(Fe) grain refiner for Fe-IMCs has been developed to enhance the heterogeneous nucleation of Fe-IMCs. The addition of the novel grain refiner to an Al-5Mg-2Si-1.2Fe-0.7Mn alloy under controlled solidification condition results in a considerable refinement of the primary Fe-IMCs from 251.3±75.3μm to 110.9±45.5μm and from 127.3±36.2μm to 76.5±18.2μm at cooling rates of 0.02K/s and 0.15K/s, respectively. TEM investigations on the refiner reveal a Fe-rich adsorption monolayer in a zigzag fashion on the prismatic planes on the boride particles. This surface modification is beneficial for the heterogeneous nucleation of the Fe-IMCs. Further investigation of the Al alloy with this grain refiner addition revealed that there existed specific orientation relationships (ORs) between TiB2 and Fe-IMCs: (001)[020]Al13Fe4 // (11-20)[10-10]TiB2, and (001)[120]Al13Fe4 ∠6.05˚ (11-20)[10-11]TiB2; (0-11)[100]α-AlFeMnSi // (0001)[-2110]TiB2, and (0-11)[111]α-AlFeMnSi ∠4.5˚ (0001)[10-10]TiB2. The Fe adsorption on substrate particle, the observed ORs between TiB2 and Fe-IMCs, and the refinement of primary α-AlFeMnSi with the addition of modified TiB2 provide evidence of structure templating and composition templating required by heterogeneous nucleation of Fe-IMCs. This research has delivered contribution to the understanding and new approach for optimizing the morphology of Fe-IMCs in the Fe-containing Al alloys. Using the slow cooling rates (≤0.15K/s), the formation compact primary α-AlFeMnSi can be considerably encouraged. With a lower casting temperature, the size and volume fraction of large Chinese-script α-AlFeMnSi can be significantly reduced. With addition of reasonable Mg content the morphology of Fe-IMC can be modified. Particularly, with the addition of the Al-Ti-B(Fe) grain refiner in well-controlled condition, the primary α-AlFeMnSi can be significantly refined. Thus, by implementing these approaches, the optimized Fe-IMC morphology in the microstructure of Fe-containing Al alloy is able to offer promising mechanical performance.
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Laukli, Hans Ivar. "High Pressure Die Casting of Aluminium and Magnesium Alloys : Grain Structure and Segregation Characteristics." Doctoral thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Materials Technology, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-379.
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Cold chamber high pressure die casting, (HPDC), is an important commercial process for the production of complex near net shape aluminium and magnesium alloy castings. The work presented in the thesis was aimed at investigating the microstructure formation in this type of casting. The solidification characteristics related to the process and the alloys control the formation of grains and defects. This again has a significant impact on the mechanical properties of the castings.
The investigations were carried out mainly using the AM60 magnesium alloy and the A356 aluminium alloy. Two different casting arrangements were used: the cold chamber HPDC and the gravity die casting methods, which allowed for different flow and solidification conditions. The microstructures in the castings were investigated using optical microscopy, image analysis, scanning electron microscopy, electron back scatter diffraction measurements and electron probe microanalysis.
In the HPDC experiments, the shot sleeve solidification conditions were investigated primarily by changing the melt superheat on pouring. This significantly affected the microstructures in the castings. The fraction of externally solidified crystals (ESCs) was consistently found to be largest near the gate in both the AM60 and the A356 die castings. This was attributed to the inherent shot sleeve solidification conditions and the flow set up by the plunger movement. When the superheat was increased, a lower fraction of ESCs was found in the castings. Furthermore, a high superheat gave ESCs with branched dendritic/elongated trunk morphology whilst a low superheat generated coarser and more globular ESCs, both in the AM60 and the A356 castings. The ESCs typically segregated towards the central region of the cross sections at further distances from the gate in the die castings.
When a thin layer of thermal insulating coating was applied on the shot sleeve wall in the production of AM60 die castings, it nearly removed all ESCs in the castings. Using an A356 alloy, (and no shot sleeve coating), with no Ti in solution gave a significantly lower fraction of ESCs, whereas AlTi5B1 grain refiner additions induced an increase in the fraction of ESCs and a significantly finer grain size in the castings. The formation of globular ESCs was enhanced when AlTi5B1 grain refiner was added to the A356 alloy.
In controlled laboratory gravity die casting experiments, typical HPDC microstructures were created by pouring semi-solid metal into a steel die: The ESCs were found to segregate/migrate to the central region during flow, until a maximum packing, (fraction of ESCs of ~35-40%), was reached. The extent of segregation is determined by the fraction of ESCs, and the die temperature affects the position of the ESCs. The segregation of ESCs was explained to occur during flow as a result of lift forces.
The formation of banded defects has also been studied: the position of the bands was affected by the die temperature and the fraction of ESCs. Based on the nature of the bands and their occurrence, a new theory on the formation of defect bands was proposed: During flow the solid distribution from the die wall consists of three regions: 1) a solid fraction gradient at the wall; 2) a low solid fraction region which carries (3) a network of ESCs. A critical fraction solid exists where the deformation rate exceeds the interdendritic flow rate. When the induced stress exceeds the network strength, deformation can occur by slip, followed by liquid flow. The liquid flow is caused by solidification shrinkage, hydrostatic pressure on the interior ESC network, and gaps forming which draw in liquid.
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Payandeh, Mostafa. "Rheocasting of Aluminium Alloys : Slurry Formation, Microstructure, and Properties." Licentiate thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH. Forskningsmiljö Material och tillverkning – Gjutning, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-26297.
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Innovative materials with novel properties are in great demand for use in the criticalcomponents of emerging technologies, which promise to be more cost-effective and energyefficient.A controversial issue with regard to manufacturing complex industrial products isto develop advanced materials with optimised manufacturability in addition to the requiredmechanical and physical properties. The objective of this research study was to develop andoffer new solutions in material-processing-related issues in the field of mechanical andelectrical engineering. This was achieved by investigating the new opportunities affordedby a recently developed rheocasting method, RheoMetalTM process, with the goal of comingto an understanding of the critical factors for effective manufacturing process. A study of the evolution of microstructure at different stages of the rheocasting process,demonstrated the influence of multistage solidification on the microstructural characteristicsof the rheocast components. The microstructural investigation onquench slurry showed itconsists of the solute-lean coarse globular α-Al particles with uniform distribution ofalloying elements, suspended in the solute-rich liquid matrix. Such inhomogeneous slurryin the sleeve seems to play a critical role in the inhomogeneity of final microstructure. Inthe rheocast component, the separation of the liquid and solid parts of slurry during fillinginfluenced on the microstructural inhomogeneity. The relationship between the microstructural characteristics and properties of the rheocastcomponents was investigated. The study on the fracture surfaces of the tensile-testedspecimens showed that the mechanical properties strongly affected by microstructuralinhomogeneity, in particular macrosegregation in the form of near surface liquid segregationbands and subsurface porosity. The thermal conductivity measurement showed variation ofthis property throughout the rheocast component due to variations in the ratio of solute-leanglobular α-Al particles and fine solute α-Al particles. The result showed silicon in solidsolution have a strong influence (negative) on thermal conductivity and precipitation ofsilicon by heat treatment process increase the thermal conductivity.RheoCom
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Dedov, Stanislav. "Untersuchungen zur Entwicklung einer kombinierten Gieß-Umformtechnologie zur Herstellung hochwertiger Aluminium Bauteile." Doctoral thesis, Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg Universitaetsbibliothek "Georgius Agricola", 2013. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:105-qucosa-128707.
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Die steigende Bedeutung des Leichtbaus in der modernen Fahrzeugtechnik stellt stetig neue technologische Herausforderungen an die Hersteller. Dabei rückt die Entwicklung neuer energetisch effizienter Herstellungsverfahren sowie geeigneter Werkstoffe immer weiter in den Vordergrund. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die Entwicklung eines zukunftsorientierten kombinierten Gieß-Umformverfahrens zur Herstellung hochfester Aluminiumbauteile, z.B. für die Automobilindustrie, vorangetrieben. Die Anwendung aushärtbarer Aluminiumlegierungen, insbesondere mit höheren Siliziumgehalten, wird betrachtet. Der Schwerpunkt der Arbeit liegt in der Ermittlung und Begründung günstiger Prozessbedingungen für einzelne Prozessschritte von Aluminiumbauteilen (Gießen, Umformen, Warm-, bzw. Kaltauslagern) im Zusammenhang mit dem Siliziumgehalt der Legierung. Die Übertragung der gewonnenen Erkenntnisse auf die Verhältnisse des kombinierten Gieß-Umformverfahrens in einen industrienahen Maß-stab stellte ein weiteres Ziel der Arbeit dar.
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Forté, Martin. "Modélisation de l'écoulement de l'aluminium semi-solide dans le moulage sous pression /." Thèse, Chicoutimi : Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 2006. http://theses.uqac.ca.
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Thèse (M.Eng.) -- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 2006.La p. de t. porte en outre: Mémoire présenté à l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi comme exigence partielle de la maîtrise en génie. CaQCU Bibliogr.: f. [142-145]. Document électronique également accessible en format PDF. CaQCU
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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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Sjölander, Emma. "Heat treatment of Al-Si-Cu-Mg casting alloys." Doctoral thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH. Forskningsmiljö Material och tillverkning – Gjutning, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-15695.
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Environmental savings can be made by increasing the use of aluminium alloys in the automotive industry as the vehicles can be made lighter. Increasing the knowledge about the heat treatment process is one task in the direction towards this goal. The aim of this work is to investigate and model the heat treatment process for Al-Si casting alloys. Three alloys containing Mg and/or Cu were cast using the gradient solidification technique to achieve three different coarsenesses of the microstructure and a low amount of defects. Solution treatment was studied by measuring the concentration of Mg, Cu and Si in the α-Al matrix using wavelength dispersive spectroscopy (WDS) after various times at a solution treatment temperature. A diffusion based model was developed which estimates the time needed to obtain a high and homogenous concentration of alloying elements for different alloys, temperatures and coarsenesses of the microstructure. It was shown that the yield strength after artificial ageing is weakly dependent on the coarseness of the microstructure when the solution treatment time is adjusted to achieve complete dissolution and homogenisation. The shape and position of ageing curves (yield strength versus ageing time) was investigated empirically in this work and by studying the literature in order to differentiate the mechanisms involved. A diffusion based model for prediction of the yield strength after different ageing times was developed for Al-Si-Mg alloys. The model was validated using data available in the literature. For Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloys further studies regarding the mechanisms involved need to be performed. Changes in the microstructure during a heat treatment process influence the plastic deformation behaviour. The Hollomon equation describes the plastic deformation of alloys containing shearable precipitates well, while the Ludwigson equation is needed when a supersaturated solid solution is present. When non-coherent precipitates are present, none of the equations describe the plastic deformation well. The evolution of the storage rate and recovery rate of dislocations was studied and coupled to the evolution of the microstructure using the Kocks-Mecking strain hardening theory.
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Carbin, R. "Factors affecting the production of aluminium alloy automotive wheels by the low pressure die casting process." Thesis, Swansea University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.636205.
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It was found that the addition of strontium modifier to the melt significantly altered both the euctectic silicon particle size and morphology and the porosity size and distribution developed on solidification. The eutectic silicon phase was transformed from one of large, elongated interconnected flakes to that to much finer more rounded particles. Porosity size and distribution was found on modification to change from that of many fine pores distributed across the whole sample cross section to that of very much fewer, widely dispersed but larger pores separated by sound material. Addition of titanium based grain refining master alloy to the melt was found to produce a different effect on porosity distribution depending on what form of addition was made. A binary Al-6Ti addition was found to cause a sharp increase in the number of pores developed, when compared to the modified only material. A ternary Al-5Ti-1B addition, on the other hand, was found to produce only a modest increase in the number of pores developed. It was also found that for the same melt hydrogen content, TiAl grain refined melts produced samples that were systematically more porous, as assessed by density, when compared to TiBAl grain refined samples. Stirring of the melt immediately prior to the obtaining of the test castings was found to cause an increase in the number of pores in TiBAl refined melts, and to cause a partial loss of modification, while stirring had less effect for either TiAl refined or modified only melts. With regard to rim cooling method, it was found that the technique producing the harshest cooling resulted in the production of the finest microstructure, not only in the rim region, but across the whole wheel section. It was found that dendrite arm spacing was finer, and the occurrence of damaging acicular intermetallic particles was much reduced.
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Tu, Zhiqiang. "Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites by Squeeze Casting." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/40523.
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Rapid modern technological changes and improvements bring great motivations in advanced material designs and fabrications. In this context, metal matrix composites, as an emerging material category, have undergone great developments over the past 50 years. Their primary applications, such as automotive, aerospace and military industries, require materials with increasingly strict specifications, especially high stiffness, lightweight and superior strength. For these advanced applications, carbon fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composites have proven their enormous potential where outstanding machinability, engineering reliability and economy efficiency are vital priorities.
To contribute in the understanding and development of carbon fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composites, this study focuses on composite fabrication, mechanical testing and physical property modelling. The composites are fabricated by squeeze casting. Plain weave carbon fiber (AS4 Hexcel) is used as reinforcement, while aluminum alloy 6061 is used as matrix. The improvement of the squeeze casting fabrication process is focused on reducing leakage while combining thermal expansion pressure with post-processing pressing. Three different fiber volume fractions are investigated to achieve optimum mechanical properties. Piston-on-ring (POR) bend tests are used to measure the biaxial flexural stiffness and fracture strength on disc samples. The stress-strain curves and fracture surfaces reveal the effect of fiber-matrix interface bonding on composite bend behaviour. The composites achieved up to 11.6%, 248.3% and 90.1% increase in flexural modulus, strain hardening modulus and yield strength as compared with the unreinforced aluminum alloy control group, respectively. Analytical modelling and finite element modelling are used to comparatively characterise and verify the composite effective flexural modulus and strength. Specifically, they allowed
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evaluating how far the experimental results deviate from idealized assumptions of the models, which provides an insight into the composite sample quality, particularly at fiber-matrix interfaces. Overall, the models agree well with experimental results in identifying an improvement in flexural modulus up to a carbon fiber volume fraction of 4.81vol%. However, beyond a fiber content of 3.74vol%, there is risk of deterioration of mechanical properties, particularly the strength. This is because higher carbon fiber volume fractions restrict the infiltration and wetting of carbon fibre by the liquid, potentially leading to poor fiber-matrix interface bonding. It is shown that higher thermal expansion pressures and subsequent post-processing pressing can overcome this challenge at higher carbon fiber volume contents by reducing fiber-aluminum contact angle, improving infiltration, reducing defects such as porosity, and overall improving fiber-matrix bonding.
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Kotadia, Hirenkumar R. "Solidification behaviour of Al-Sn-Cu immiscible alloys and Al-Si cast alloys processed under intensive shearing." Thesis, Brunel University, 2010. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4517.
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Alloy castings are usually solidified with a coarse columnar grain structure under normal casting conditions unless the mode of the solidification is carefully controlled. It is desirable for the grain structure to be fine and equiaxed to improve their mechanical performance as finished castings. It is possible to develop a fine and equiaxed grain structure either by increasing the number of nucleation sites or by grain multiplication. Immiscible alloys with a microstructure in which a soft phase is dispersed homogeneously in a hard matrix have significant potential applications in advanced bearing systems, especially for the automotive industry. Despite considerable efforts made worldwide, including extensive space experiments, no casting techniques so far can produce the desired immiscible microstructure of alloys. Experimental results on Al-Sn-Cu immiscible alloys have confirmed that intensive shearing using melt conditioning by an advanced shearing technology (MCAST) unit, is an effective way to achieve a fine and uniform dispersion of the soft phase without macro-demixing, and that such a dispersed microstructure can be further refined in alloys with precipitation of the primary Al phase prior to the demixing reaction. In addition, it was found that melt shearing at 200 rpm for 60 s will be adequate to produce a fine and uniform dispersion of the Sn phase, and that a higher shearing speed and prolonged shearing time can only achieve further minor refinement. A study of Al-Si hypoeutectic and hypereutectic alloys presents the effects of the processing temperature and intensive shearing on the microstructural and mechanical properties which have been investigated systematically. Attempts have been made to explain the solidification mechanism with intensive melt shearing. The sheared melt was cast into tensile test samples by high pressure die caster (HPDC) to examine the microstructures and mechanical properties. The experimental results reveal that significant grain refinement and uniformity of grains was achieved by the intensive shearing and also a considerable increase in mechanical properties with pouring temperature by changing intermetallic particles morphology, the position of defect band and reduced microscopic defects.
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Pereira, Manuel Filipe Viana Teotonio. "ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF COMPONENTS FOR IN-DIE CAVITY USE, SUITABLE TO WITHSTAND ALUMINIUM HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTING (HPDC) PROCESS CONDITIONS." Thesis, Bloemfontein: Central University of Technology, Free State, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/243.
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Thesis (M. Tech. (Engineering: Mechanical)) -- Central University of Technology, Free State, 2013This research examines the suitability of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for manufacturing dies used in aluminium high pressure die casting. The study was guided by the following objectives: • The reviews of applicable literature sources that outline technical and application aspects of AM in plastic injection moulds and the possibilities of applying it to high pressure casting die. • To introduce AM grown die components in die manufacture. Further, to develop a methodology that will allow industry to apply AM technology to die manufacture. • Revolutionise the way die manufacture is done. The potential for AM technologies is to deliver faster die manufacture turnaround time by requiring a drastically reduced amount of high level machining accuracy. It also reduces the number of complex mechanical material removal operations. Fewer critical steps required by suitable AM technology platforms able to grow fully dense metal components on die casting tools able to produce production runs. • Furthermore, promising competitive advantages are anticipated on savings to be attained on the casting processing side. AM technology allows incorporation of features in a die cavity not possible to machine with current machining approaches and technology. One such example is conformal cooling or heating of die cavities. This approach was successfully used in plastic injection mould cavities resulting in savings on both the part quality as well as the reduction on cycle time required to produce it (LaserCUSING®, 2007). AM technology has evolved to a point where as a medium for fast creation of an object, it has surpassed traditional manufacturing processes allowing for rapidly bridging the gap between ideas to part in hand. The suitability of the AM approach in accelerating the die manufacturing process sometime in the near future cannot be dismissed or ignored. The research showed that there is promise for application of the technology in the not too distant future. In the South African context, the current number and affordability of suitable AM platforms is one of the main stumbling blocks in effecting more widespread applied research aimed at introduction of the technology to die manufacture.
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Watson, Douglas. "Microstructure and mechanical properties of ductile die-cast Al-Mg-Si-Mn alloys." Thesis, Brunel University, 2015. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/12874.
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Aluminium alloys have been seen a dramatic increase in transport manufacturing in past two decades. This is primarily driven by the achievement of effective weight-savings, increased vehicle fuel efficiency and reduced CO2 emissions in transport. One of the significant progresses in most recent years has been in the application of aluminium-intensive car body structure, in which the manufacturing of thin wall castings with improved ductility is one of the critical issues. High pressure die casting (HPDC) is a fast and economical near-net shape manufacturing method to produce thin wall components. Therefore the application of HPDC process to make thin wall structural components for aluminium-intensive car body structure is one of the most challenges in recent development. However, the currently available die cast aluminium alloys are unable to fulfil this requirement because of the insufficient ductility, which is essential for joining castings with sheets and extruded parts. This has become critical in further development and extensive acceptance in car manufacturing industry. Generally, the mechanical properties of die castings are determined by alloy composition, defect levels and microstructure in the castings. In the present study, the significant achievement is the development of Al-Mg-Si-Mn alloy for HPDC process to provide improved ductility in die castings in order to satisfy the requirement of mechanical properties, in particular ductility for the application in automotive body structure. Starting from the thermodynamic analysis and CALPHAD (Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry) modelling of Al-Mg-Si system for solidification and phase formation, the alloy composition was optimised using international standard tensile samples to review the effect of various alloying elements on the mechanical properties. Another achievement is the understanding of the solidification and microstructural evolution, the relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties, and the strengthening mechanisms in the developed alloy. The solidification behaviour in the shot sleeve and in the die cavity was examined for the formation of the primary α-Al phase, eutectic Al-Mg2Si phases in the alloy. The morphology, size and size distribution of the primary α-Al phase were characterised under different solidification conditions. The growth morphology of the primary α-Al phase formed in the shot sleeve and in the die cavity was analysed using the Mullins-Sekerka instability theory and the growth rate of eutectic Al-Mg2Si phases during solidification was calculated using Jackson-Hunt theory. Still another achievement is the study of the effect of Mn and Fe on the morphology, size and distribution of various Fe-rich compounds in the Al-Mg-Si alloy produced by HPDC process. The assessment was associated with the mechanical properties of yield strength, ultimate tensile strength and elongation with different Fe and Mn contents. CALPHAD modelling of multi-component Al-Mg-Si-Mn-Fe and Al-Mg-Si-Fe systems was studied to find out the effect of Fe impurity in the Al-Mg-Si alloy. The precise accumulation of iron during HPDC using fully recycled materials was examined to predict the maximum cycles to produce castings with required mechanical properties. The strengthening mechanism and the relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties are explored in the alloy made by secondary materials. Furthermore, the effect of nickel on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the die-cast Al-Mg-Si-Mn alloy was also studied in association with the formation of Ni-rich intermetallics during solidification in the die-cast Al-Mg-Si-Mn alloy containing different Ni contents. The final achievement is the understanding of the repeatability of die castings made by the new alloy with industrial scale components. The tensile properties of standard samples that were obtained directly from HPDC process and made by the machined die castings at different locations were further assessed for the reproducibility of casting components made by the Al-Mg-Si-Mn alloy. The distributions of yield strength, ultimate tensile strength and elongation of the tensile samples were analysed by the average values with standard deviations and by the Weibull statistical model with three parameters. The correlations between the mechanical properties and the microstructural features, porosity levels and fracture morphology were investigated for the different types of samples. It was found that three-parameter Weibull analysis was capable of analysing the reproducibility of die cast components and the scattering of tensile properties was mainly due to the presence of porosity and non-uniform microstructure in the die-castings.
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Bates, William. "Casting repair and Surface Modification of Aluminum Alloys using Friction Stir Processing (FSP)." Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avdelningen för Industriell ekonomi, Elektro- och Maskinteknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-16675.
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This thesis investigates using friction stir welding to repair common surface defects found in aluminum-silicon sand castings. Wherein, the effect of welding parameters: weld RPM, weld speed, and number of weld passes, were evaluated using hardness, porosity density, welding temperature, microstructure refinement as metrics. Therefrom, the results strongly suggest friction stir welding: reduces porosity size, reduces porosity density in a specific area, increases average hardness, improves hardness uniformity, increases surface roughness, redistributes microstructure features in a manner that theoretically improves strength, and maintains a welding temperature less than 660 degrees Celsius.
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Jinnapat, Apichart. "The manufacture and characterisation of aluminium foams made by investment casting using dissolvable spherical sodium chloride bead preforms." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.588085.
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This project sought to design, implement and evaluate a process for the manufacture of porous, spherical salt beads, in order to enhance the reproducibility in mechanical properties of open cell aluminium foams made by a replication-based manufacturing technique. Porous beads were favoured in order to increase the dissolution rate of the salt from the preform, thereby making the manufacture of large foam parts practical. Salt beads were made by a novel method using fine NaCI powder, flour and water to make a paste that was subsequently disintegrated into large beads by mechanical stirring in oil. The NaCI paste viscosity was found to be important to the production of spherical beads and by varying the intensity of mechanical disintegration of the paste, control of the bead size was possible. The salt beads with sizes from 0.5 to 3 mm diameter were compacted into preforms and made into moulds for infiltration with molten pure aluminium by pressure- assisted investment casting. The heat treatment used to "cure" the plaster mould containing the preform was sufficient to remove the flour from the beads, sinter the preform and increase its strength. The effect of preform compaction conditions on the size, shape and volume fraction of porosity was quantified using a number of techniques, including mercury porosimetry, which was used to model the infiltration process. At the highest infiltration pressure 0.25 MPa (2.5 bar) the resulting foam densities were higher, but led to extensive penetration of molten aluminium into the porous beads, slowing down salt removal. In general, the compression strength increased with increasing foam density, and was highly reproducible, but where metal infiltration into the beads was extensive, the foam density increased but with little improvement in the compressive strength.
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Pereira, M. F. V. T., M. Williams, and Preez W. B. Du. "Characterization of metal powder based rapid prototyping components with respect to aluminium high pressure die casting process conditions." Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 8, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/563.
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Published ArticleThis paper is based on tests performed on die component specimens manufactured by EOS-DMLS (direct metal laser sintering) and LENS (laser engineered net shape) RP (rapid prototyping) technology platforms, as well as manufactured specimens machined out of preferred standard hot work steel DIN 1.2344. These specimens resemble typical components used in metal high pressure die casting tool sets. The specimens were subjected to a programme of cyclic immersion in molten aluminium alloy and cooling in water-based die release medium. The heat checking and soldering phenomena were analyzed through periodic inspections, monitoring crack formation and evidence of surface washout. At the end of the thermal tests, mechanical strength and hardness tests were performed to assess toughness and core resistance variations in relation to the initial conditions. Finally metallographic investigations were performed through optical microscopy on all the specimens considered. The outcomes of this research will be presented and used by the CSIR for further development and application of the assessed EOS-DMLS and LENS rapid prototyping technologies in rapid die manufacturing techniques and die design principles, including time and economic feasibility criteria to be applied when considering rapid die manufacture.
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Shilvock, W. D. "The effect of alloy and impurity variation on the treatment, casting and physical properties of aluminium-silicon eutectic alloys." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Engineering, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/8133.
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The aluminium-silicon eutectic alloy finds widespread use in commercial light alloy foundries world-wide. The intrinsic characteristics which ensure that this traditional alloy continues in use are excellent fluidity, moderate strength, good ductility, low shrinkage, no requirement for post casting heat treatment and exceptional corrosion resistance. The latter two are particularly noteworthy as they assure the eutectic alloy finds favour in numerous roles for which the higher strength Al-7%Si-Mg alloy is less well suited.
The research reported in this thesis aimed to quantify the changes in physical and structural properties of sand-cast Al-Si eutectic alloy due to compositional variations within the specified range provided by British Standard 1490-LM6. The eutectic alloy was selected for investigation primarily due to members of the local (NZ) aluminium industry expressing concerns regarding consistent production of castings capable of surpassing the physical requirements of the BS1490-LM6 standard.
To achieve the desired aim approximately 500 standard test bars (as used in industry and specified by BS1490) were produced using conditions replicating those encountered in a small, commercial foundry. Each specimen cast was of varying composition with the major variables being Na, Sr, Ti, B, Si, Mg, Mn and Fe. Physical and structural properties including: hardness, tensile strength, ductility, 0.2% proof strength, porosity, grain size and eutectic silicon morphology were monitored for each specimen produced. The combined composition and physical/structural data were then subjected to extensive statistical analysis via multi-linear-regression. The results of the statistical analysis are presented as a series of expressions relating the measured properties to the relevant compositional variables. The sometimes complex and inter-related effects of the elements responsible for significant property variation are illustrated in both numerical and graphical forms.
The full analysis results and associated findings are too numerous to be summarised here. An example of a significant finding is that, with the exception of grain refinement, boron is detrimental to every property monitored. Almost without exception the unwanted effects of boron are already manifest at boron levels as low as 0.01%. Another finding of interest is that within the confines of the given compositional range, the controversial practice of adding manganese to counteract iron-induced embrittlement has little effect on ductility while being highly deleterious to tensile strength. Indeed the embrittling effects of iron were found to be far smaller in magnitude than anticipated given the concern which surrounds this element. This led to the conclusion that further investigation into the effects of iron on parameters such as fatigue endurance warrant investigation.
Two compromises were unavoidable in this research firstly, an inability to assess the level and hence effects of phosphorus variations, and secondly the boron additive used was not of the desired type. Surprisingly, the effects of boron mentioned above were not found to be discernibly influenced by the latter compromise.
Two less significant areas of experimentation were also touched upon in the course of this research, namely the suitability of various materials for use in conditions requiring contact with molten aluminium, and the contamination and compositional variations which occur during degassing by conventional lance and tablet methods.
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Cisternas, Fernández Martín Matías. "Modeling of solidification of TiAl alloys in centrifugal casting." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université de Lorraine, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LORR0218.
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Les alliages TiAl sont un groupe de matériaux important pour les industries automobile et aérospatiale, de par leur faible densité et bonne tenue mécanique à haute température. Cependant, à cause de leur forte réactivité à l’état liquide, au moment de couler ces alliages, il faut utiliser une faible surchauffe pour limiter la contamination. La coulée centrifuge est une option pour améliorer le remplissage du moule à faible surchauffe. En coulée centrifuge, l’effet de la poussée d’Archimède sur le mouvement du liquide est renforcé, ce qui modifie l’écoulement par l’effet combiné de la force centrifuge et de force de Coriolis qui apparaissent dans le système en rotation. Ceci fait que des motifs particuliers de macroségrégation et de distribution de microstructures se forment dans la pièce solidifiée, et l’origine de ces motifs n’est pas très bien comprise. L’objectif de cette thèse est d’expliquer l’écoulement du liquide ainsi que le transport des grains solides et des espèces chimiques pendant la solidification d’alliages TiAl en coulée centrifuge. Un modèle 3D volume finis de solidification multi-échelle a d’abord été développé dans le cadre de cette thèse. Un tel modèle était nécessaire à cause de la nature tridimensionnelle des écoulements. Le modèle a ensuite été utilisé pour simuler des essais expérimentaux de solidification dirigée d’échantillons cylindriques en alliage TiAl GE (Ti-47Al-2Cr-2Nb), précédemment réalisés dans le cadre du projet ESA GRADECET. Ces essais ont été réalisés dans la “Large Diameter Centrifuge” de l’ESA, à des intensités de centrifugation entre 5g et 20g, où g est l’accélération standard de la gravité terrestre. Les résultats des simulations montrent que la force de Coriolis modifie complètement l’écoulement du liquide pendant la solidification, résultant en une unique boucle de convection dans le bain liquide. Inversement, la force de Coriolis n’a qu’un faible effet sur le mouvement des grains équiaxes. A forte centrifugation, le mouvement des grains est surtout gouverné par l’équilibre entre la gravité apparente et la force de trainée. Les résultats montrent aussi que la macroségrégation finale de l’aluminium n’est pas symétrique et présente un fort enrichissement le long du bord d’attaque de l’échantillon. Ceci est dû à l’asymétrie de l’écoulement induite par la force de CoriolisTiAl alloys are an important material for automotive and aerospace industries due to their low density and high strength at high temperatures. However, due to their high reactivity in liquid state, low superheat must be used in casting in order to limit contamination. Centrifugal casting is an option to enhance mold filling at low superheat. In centrifugal casting the buoyancy driven flow is intensified and the flow structure is modified by the combined effect of the non-inertial accelerations – centrifugal and Coriolis – which appear in the rotating system. The consequence are particular patterns of macrosegregation and of distribution of microstructures in the solidified part. These patterns are not well understood. The objective of this thesis is to explain the flow structure, as well as the transport of solid grains and of chemical species during solidification of TiAl alloys in centrifuged systems. In the framework of this thesis a 3D finite-volume implementation of a multiscale solidification model was developed, which was required due to the inherently three-dimensional nature of the flow. The model was then used to simulate dedicated experiments of directional solidification of cylindrical samples of the TiAl GE alloy (Ti-47Al-2Cr-2Nb) that were previously conducted in the frame of the ESA GRADECET project. These experiments were carried out in the ESA “Large Diameter Centrifuge” at centrifugation levels between 5g and 20g, where g is the normal terrestrial gravity acceleration. The results of the simulations show that the Coriolis acceleration entirely modifies the liquid flow structure during solidification and lead to a one-vortex fluid flow pattern in the domain. On the contrary, it is shown that the Coriolis acceleration has only a weak impact on the motion of equiaxed grains. At high gravity level the grain motion is mainly controlled by the balance between the apparent gravity and the drag force. It is also shown that the final aluminum macrosegregation pattern show a strong enrichment on the flight velocity side of the sample due to the asymmetry of the liquid flow induced by the Coriolis force
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MALAVAZI, JEFFERSON. "Caracterização microestrutural dos compostos intermetálicos e seu efeito no comportamento mecânico nas ligas de Al-9%Si com adições de Fe e Mn." reponame:Repositório Institucional do IPEN, 2013. http://repositorio.ipen.br:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10554.
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Beganovic, Thomas. "Evolution im Aluminium-Guss von Fahrwerk-Komponenten." Doctoral thesis, Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg Universitaetsbibliothek "Georgius Agricola", 2016. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:105-qucosa-216071.
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Werkstoff- und Prozessgrenzen beschränken unter Beachtung ökonomischer und ökologischer Aspekte den Leichtbau gegossener Fahrwerk-Komponenten aus Al-Si-Legierungen. Zunächst werden Bauteilgewicht und Wärmebehandlungsprozess als beeinflussbare Hauptbeitragsleister für Emissionen im Herstellprozess identifiziert. Zu deren Verringerung werden abhängig von der Belastungsart mögliche Mindestwandstärken abgeleitet, die für den Kokillenguss um 35 % reduziert werden. Dies gelingt durch Einsatz neuartiger, das Formfüllverhalten verbessernder Oberflächenstrukturierungen von Gießwerkzeugen bei Einhaltung von Konstruktionsregeln. Die Gesamtprozesszeit der Wärmebehandlung kann bei gleichbleibenden mechanischen Eigenschaften um 40 % verkürzt werden. Dabei erfolgt die Charakterisierung des Werkstoff- und Bauteilverhaltens unter dynamischer Belastung bei Parametervariation, da keine Korrelation zu den statischen mechanischen Kennwerten vorliegt.
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Zhu, Baiwei. "On the influence of Si on anodising and mechanical properties of cast aluminium alloys." Licentiate thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Material och tillverkning, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-35096.
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The combination of two cost-effective processes, i.e. casting and anodising, would be an interest for the aluminium component applications. However, there are some obstacles in the application of anodising on cast Al alloys. The challenges mostly relate to the alloying elements especially Si and the surface quality. With the development of casting process, cast aluminium alloys with low Si content can be casted, and a complex geometry component with reasonably good surface finish can be achieved. This study aims to identify the influence of Si on anodising and mechanical properties of Al-Si alloys. In this study, six Al-Si alloys with three different Si level and two different Sr level were investigated. Sr acts as a modifier to change the morphology of Si particles. The directional solidification technology was used to vary the microstructure coarseness by controlling the cooling rate to study the influence of Si level, Si particle morphology and cooling rate on mechanical properties, oxide layer formation and corrosion protection performance in cast Al-Si alloys. This study has observed that Si has a significant influence on anodising. During anodising, Si particles are anodised at a lower rate than the Al phase. The presence of Si particles in eutectic phase make the oxide layer locally thinner and more defected due to the low oxide growth rate in eutectic phase. This study observed the presence of residual metallic Al phase beneath or between Si particles. Due to their presence and their geometry, Al can be shielded by Si particles and prevented from oxidation. Si particles also act as a key role in the corrosion protection of oxide layer in Al-Si alloys. The corrosion attack propagates along Si particles as well as oxide defects to the Al substrate. It is found that the morphology of Si particles has a significant influence on the oxide layer formation and corrosion protection performance of the oxide layer on cast Al-Si alloys. A substantially improvement the corrosion resistance of anodised layer on Al-Si alloys is attributed to the morphology change from interconnected flakes to disconnected Si fibres when Sr is added, with less oxide defects and better oxide distribution. The Si level governs the mechanical properties of Al-Si based alloys. An increase of Si content in Al alloys improves the mechanical properties such as ultimate tensile and yield strength as well as hardness of the materials, but decreases the ductility. However, an increase of Si level in Al alloys decreases the thickness of oxide layer, and thereby, the corrosion protection of the oxide layer is deteriorated.Kombinationen av två kostnadseffektiva processer, gjutning och anodisering, är av intresse för tillämpning på aluminiumkomponenter. Det finns dock hinder för tillämpning av anodisering på gjutna aluminiumlegeringar. Utmaningarna relaterar till effekten av legeringselement, i synnerhet Si, och komponentens ytkvalité. Med utvecklingen av gjutprocesser kan aluminiumlegeringar med lågt Si-innehåll gjutas, och komponenter med komplex geometri med förbättrad ytkvalité kan uppnås. Denna studie syftar till att identifiera påverkan av Si på anodisering och mekaniska egenskaper hos Al-Si-baserade legeringar. I denna studie undersöktes sex Al-Si-legeringar med tre nivåer av Si och två nivåer av Sr. Tillsatser av Sr leder till modifikation av morfologin hos Si-partiklar. Med hjälp av tekniken ”riktad stelning” varierades stelningshastigheten för att studera sambanden mellan halten och morfologin av Si, mikrostrukturens grovlek och dess inverkan på mekaniska egenskaper, samt oxidskiktets bildning och korrosionsbeständighet hos gjutna Al-Si-legeringar. Denna studie visar att Si har ett betydande inflytande på anodisering r. Under anodisering, anodiseras Si-partiklar i en lägre takt än Al-fasen. Närvaron av Si-partiklar i eutektisk fas bidrar till ett lokalt förtunnat oxidskikt med fler defekter på grund av den låga oxidtillväxthastigheten i eutektisk fas. Denna studie observerade förekomsten av kvarvarande metalliska Al fasen under eller mellan Si-partiklar. På grund av Si-partiklarnas närvaro och geometri, kan Al skärmas från oxidation. Si-partiklar har även en nyckelroll i korrosionsskydd av oxidskiktet i Al-Si-legeringar. Korrosionsangreppet propagerar längs Si-partiklar samt oxiddefekter till Al-substrat. Morfologin av Si-partiklar har funnits ha en betydande inverkan på oxidskiktets bildning och korrosionsskydd hos gjutna Al-Si-legeringar. En väsentlig förbättring av korrosionsbeständigheten i anodiserat skikt hos Al-Si-legeringar tillskrivs förändring av kiselns morfologi från sammankopplade flingor till osammanhängande fibrer när Sr tillsätts, med mindre oxiddefekter och bättre fördelning av oxid. Si halten påverkar de mekaniska egenskaperna hos Al-Si-baserade legeringar. En ökning av Si innehålleti Al-legeringar förbättrar de mekaniska egenskaperna såsom brott och sträckgräns samt hårdhet hos materialen, men minskar duktiliteten. En ökning med Si halt i Al-legeringar minskar dessvärre tjockleken hos oxidskiktet, och därigenom, försämrar oxidskiktets korrosionsskydd.
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Hussain, Shawnee, and Emil Johansson. "Assessment of a Historical Aluminium alloy : A study on Fritzi metal along with an analysis on the properties and casting trials." Thesis, KTH, Materialvetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-298416.
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During World War I, Otto Meyer invented the alloy Fritzi metal, and the composition died with him. However, there are descriptions of the alloy's properties. Previously, an attempt to identify the composition was made, resulting in simulated properties that did not match those described. In this project, Thermo-Calc simulations concerning solidus and liquidus temperatures were conducted, and combined with previous research on the Al-Zn-Cu system. These suggested that the composition 75Al20Zn5Cu wt% (weight percent) would be a closer match for the description, especially if considering that the stated melting temperature may have been the pouring temperature. In addition, density tests and calculations found the alloy significantly lighter than described. However, the description was possibly not literal. With a selected composition, casting trials, hardness and weldability tests followed. The alloy was found easy to cast with and sufficiently hard for its application. Welding the material proved to be possible if the correct method, pulsed direct current, was used. In the end, the proposed alloy was similar to the description, and potential explanations were made for the remaining differences.Under första världskriget uppfann Otto Meyer legeringen Fritzimetall, och sammansättningen dog med honom. Däremot finns beskrivningar av legeringens egenskaper. Tidigare gjordes ett försök att identifiera sammansättningen, vilket resulterade i simulerade egenskaper som inte matchade de beskrivna. I detta projekt gjordes simuleringar i Thermo-Calc av solidustemperatur och liquidustemperatur, vilka kombinerades med tidigare forskning på Al-Zn-Cu-systemet. Sammantaget såg det ut som sammansättningen 75Al20Zn5Cu wt% (viktprocent) skulle vara närmare beskrivningarna, särskilt om man överväger att den beskrivna smälttemperaturen kan vara gjuttemperaturen. Dessutom fann test och beräkningar kring densiteten att legeringen var avsevärt lättare än den beskrevs som. Det är dock möjligt att beskrivningen inte var bokstavlig. Med en vald sammansättning följde av gjutförsök, hårdhetstest och svetsbarhetstest. Legeringen fanns vara lätt att gjuta med och hård nog för tillämpningen. Att svetsa materialet visade sig vara möjligt med korrekt metod, pulserad likström. I slutändan liknade den föreslagna legeringen beskrivningarna, och möjliga förklaringar gjordes för de kvarvarande skillnaderna.
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Kurzawa, Udo. "Estudo da reciclagem de latas de alumínio por fusão em forno elétrico à indução." Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, 2006. http://tede.udesc.br/handle/handle/1698.
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Nowadays it s increasing the application of aluminium to manufacture drink disposable pack (aluminium cans) and that turn interesting the recycling of these as raw material for metallurgic industries. This economic activity witch has involved several society sectors, since the collect of the cans until stages where required the more refined understanding from the metallurgy processes it s fundamental for a better reuse from the aluminium contained into the cans. This search describes an experimental study of the procedures to increase the efficiency of aluminium recovery based on the analysis of the effect of the processing parameters on efficiency of the recovered aluminium, defined here as a relation between the recovered and original amount of aluminium and assessment of its metallurgical quality. The methodology involves the pressing of aluminium cans in packages , melting and separation of metallic and non-metallic parts, pouring of the molten metal in adequate dies and characterization of the final product. During the melting phase, it was assessed the influence of the type of smelting furnace, the temperature, the melting time, the use of scorification flows to treat the melt and the chemical mixture or not from this flows into de melted aluminium. The metallurgical quality was assessed by chemical analysis using optical emission spectroscopy. The results indicate an increase of the efficiency of the recovered aluminium, presenting good metallurgical quality able to be reintroduced in the productive cycle by means of small adjustments in its chemical composition.
O crescente emprego do alumínio na fabricação de embalagens para bebidas (latas de alumínio), tornam interessante a reciclagem destas como matéria-prima na indústria metalúrgica. Esta atividade econômica envolve diversos setores da sociedade, desde a coleta dos vasilhames até etapas que requerem um conhecimento mais refinado dos processos metalúrgicos para um melhor aproveitamento do alumínio presente nestes recipientes. Esta pesquisa descreve um estudo experimental que investigou e analisou os procedimentos mais adequados para aumentar o rendimento do alumínio recuperado e qual a influência dos parâmetros de processamento sobre a qualidade e o rendimento final, definido aqui como a relação entre as quantidades de alumínio obtido a partir da reciclagem destas latas e a utilizada na sua produção. A metodologia envolveu etapas como a prensagem das latas de alumínio em pacotes ; a fusão do material para a separação das partes metálicas e não metálicas que constituem as latas; o vazamento do metal líquido em moldes apropriados e a caracterização do metal resultante. Na fusão foram avaliadas as influências do tipo de forno, temperatura, tempo, a utilização de fluxos escorificantes e a mistura ou não dos fluxos com o metal fundido. A qualidade metalúrgica foi determinada através de análises químicas realizadas através de espectroscopia de emissão ótica. Os resultados obtidos indicam que houve um acréscimo significativo no rendimento de alumínio recuperado em relação à média das empresas de fundição e o metal recuperado apresenta uma boa qualidade metalúrgica, podendo ser reintroduzido no ciclo produtivo mediante pequenos ajustes na sua composição química.
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Ziolkowski, Joseph Edmund. "Modeling of an aerospace sand casting process." Link to electronic thesis, 2002. http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD/Available/etd-1223102-102625.
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Mardan, Milad. "Hot tearing study of aluminium alloys above the solidus temperature with the aid of a direct chill casting surface simulator (DCSS) = : Étude sur la fissuration à chaud d'alliages d'aluminium au-dessus du solidus à l'aide d'un simulateur de surface de la coulée semi-continue." Thesis, Université Laval, 2011. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2011/27824/27824.pdf.
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La déchirure à chaud est un défaut important observé lors de la coulée de certains alliages d'aluminium. Elle se produit au cours de la solidification lorsqu’une petite quantité de phase liquide reste emprisonnée dans la phase solide, affaiblissant la résistance en tension et conduisant à la fissuration de l’alliage. Dans le cas de la coulée semi-continue d’alliages d'aluminium (coulée avec refroidissement intensif et continue), la fissuration à chaud s’initie à la surface des lingots de laminage, là où la microstructure est particulièrement vulnérable, c’est-à-dire juste après la zone du refroidissement primaire. Afin d'étudier le comportement thermomécanique de ces alliages lors de la fissuration à chaud et l'impact de l’utilisation d’affineurs de grains, des essais de traction ont été effectués à de faibles taux de déformation sur des échantillons solidifiés dans un état semi-solide (fraction solide ~90-95% vol.) avec l'aide d'un appareil appelé DCSS (Direct Chill Surface Simulator). Cet appareil est constitué d’un banc d’essai reproduisant les conditions existantes pendant le refroidissement primaire du procédé de coulée semi-continue d’alliages d’aluminium.
Le comportement thermomécanique des échantillons partiellement solidifiés sous l’application de charges en tension a été analysé et la formation de fissures à chaud a été observée. La température à différents endroits dans les échantillons, la charge appliquée et la déformation en surface ont été mesurées lors d’essais de traction effectués sur les alliages d'aluminium AA5182, AA6111 et AA3104. La microstructure de chaque spécimen a été examinée et analysée à l'aide d’un microscope optique afin d’évaluer l’aspect colonnaire ou équiaxe des grains et de son effet sur le comportement thermomécanique de l'alliage. Une importance particulière a été portée sur l'évaluation de la fraction solide présente dans chaque échantillon coulé au début des essais de traction, tenant compte de la température locale, du gradient thermique et des taux de refroidissement appliqués.
Il a été observé que des concentrations excessives d’affineur de grains diminuaient la résistance mécanique en tension des coquilles solidifiées en raison d’une porosité plus élevée induite par une nucléation plus facile des nouvelles phases (gaz inclus). On a aussi constaté que les taux de refroidissement de l’alliage augmentaient avec la quantité d’affineur de grains, relié à un phénomène associé au nombre plus élevé des points de contact avec la surface du moule causés par les nombreux petits grains équiaxes. Finalement, la conception d’un critère basé sur la contrainte thermomécanique pour expliquer la fissuration à chaud a été renforcée par l’observation d’une meilleure résistance mécanique en tension obtenue sur des coquilles avec des microstructures non affinées pour les alliages AA5182 et AA6111 ayant des fractions solides similaires, mais avec des tailles de grain significativement différentes.Hot tearing is a severe defect in aluminum castings which is produced during solidification when a certain amount of liquid phase remains and weakens the tensile resistance of the alloy. In direct chill casting of aluminum alloys, hot tears initiate at the surface of sheet ingots just after the primary cooling zone, where the microstructure is particularly vulnerable. In order to study the thermomechanical properties of these alloys and the effect of grain refiners on their thermo-mechanical behaviour, tensile tests were carried out on specimens in the semi-solid state (~90-95% solid fraction) and at low strain rates using an apparatus called Direct Chill Surface Simulator (DCSS). This apparatus is an instrumented rig test reproducing the conditions prevailing during the primary cooling stage of the DC casting process. The thermomechanical behavior of solidifying shells and the hot tear formation under applied tensile loads was analyzed and the occurrence of hot tearing was observed. The temperature in different locations of the casting, applied load and surface strain were monitored during the tensile tests conducted on aluminum alloys AA5182, AA6111 and AA3104. The microstructure of the tested specimens was examined using the optical microscope to evaluate the columnar or equiaxed aspect of grains and their effect on the thermomechanical response of the alloy. A special emphasis has been given to the evaluation of the solid fraction existing in the castings at the start of the tensile tests, taking into account the local temperature, thermal gradient and cooling rates experienced. It was found that excessive grain refiner additions decreased the strength of solidifying shells because of the increased level of porosity induced by easier nucleation of new phases (gas included). It was also observed that cooling rates increased with the level of grain refiner, a phenomenon that was associated to the higher number of contact points with the mould obtained with numerous small equiaxed grains. Finally, the concept of a stress based criterion for hot tearing was reinforced by the strengths obtained on not grain refined AA5182 and AA6111 alloys showing similar solid fraction near the surface, but with significantly different grain sizes.
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Riddar, Frida. "Tribological Aspects of Pneumatic Clutch Actuators." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Tillämpad materialvetenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-195330.
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A clutch actuator is used in a vehicle to transmit movement and force from the clutch pedal to the release bearing of the clutch. A pneumatic clutch actuator consists of an anodised aluminium cylinder, inside of which a piston, with a rubber lip seal and a PTFE guiding ring, slides. The system is lubricated with silicone grease before assembly. A commercial clutch actuator of this type, has a service life of 3 million actuations and must function in a wide temperature range, from -40 ºC to 140 ºC. In this thesis, the complex tribological system of pneumatic clutch actuators has been studied. Field worn actuators have been disassembled and investigated. A laboratory test method has been developed to understand the tribomechanisms present in pneumatic clutch actuators. The test method's capability of simulating the real contact has been verified, by the comparison with studied actuators from the field. The influence of contact parameters: temperature, load, lubrication and particle contamination, has been investigated. In addition, different anodised aluminium surfaces have been studied. The manufacturing method of the aluminium cylinder influences surface topography and structure of the oxide, resulting in different mechanical and frictional properties. The wear during tests with only silicone grease is reminiscent, but on a lower scale, to the wear during tests with a mixture of silicone grease and standard dust. The initially applied amount of silicone grease is not important, the friction seems to depend on the amount of silicone grease that is dragged into or pushed out from the contact area during testing. Silicone grease lubrication reduces wear of the lip seal. However, during some tests, an adhesive layer, composed of grease residuals and some PTFE, was formed on the lip. A triple PTFE transfer, from guiding ring to aluminium surface, to lip seal, to aluminium surface, occurred. Such transfer of material from the PTFE guiding ring was detected from the unlubricated tests, and also from the silicone grease lubricated tests, i.e. silicone grease lubrication does not prevent PTFE material transfer.
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Míšek, Jakub. "Vliv odplynění na kvalitu odlitků vyrobených technologií vysokotlakého lití." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-318844.
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This thesis examines the influence of the degassing process on hydrogen contend and on the quality of part casted by high pressure casting technologies. The type of defects occurring in the casting is analyzed based on macrostructure and microstructure observations. For the overall assessment is used the statistical observation of the evolution trend of scrapping during the experiment. The results show that shortening of the degassing time may affect the incidence of porosity defect.
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Serrano, Munoz Itziar. "Influence of casting defects on the fatigue behaviour of an A357-T6 aerospace alloy." Thesis, Lyon, INSA, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014ISAL0117/document.
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L’excellente coulabilité, les coûts de production relativement bas, et ratio poids/résistance mécanique élevé des alliages de fonderie Al-Si-Mg en font une des solutions les plus intéressantes dans le secteur automobile ainsi que dans le domaine aérospatial. Toutefois, il est bien connu que la durée de vie de ces composants moulés à grand nombre de cycles (105 < Nf < 107 cycles) est sévèrement réduite lorsque des défauts de fonderie (notamment pores et oxydes) sont débouchants et/ou subsurfaciques sont présents. Ces défauts concentrent les contraintes et peuvent considérablement réduire la période d’amorçage des fissures de fatigue en fonction de leur taille, forme et des caractéristiques microstructurales du matériau. Les défauts internes (à partir desquels les fissures peuvent amorcer et propager sans interaction avec l’air ambiant) ainsi que les défauts de surface (ceux qui sont placés à la surface et en contact direct avec l’air ambiant) vont également nuire la durée de vie des composants moulés. Toutefois, dans le cas des défauts internes, les coefficients de sécurité préconisés par les règles de conception ne font pas intervenir la distance de défaut par rapport à la surface. Le suivi de fissures de fatigue effectué à la surface d’éprouvettes macroscopiques de traction indique que la présence d’un défaut avec une taille supérieure à celle des fissures microstructuralement courtes (√A ≈ 500 μm, taille contrôlée par la SDAS) produit une remarquable réduction de la durée vie. En revanche, la durée de vie n’est pas affectée lorsqu’un défaut plus petit (√A ≈ 300 μm) est présent à la surface car l’amorçage et les premiers stades de propagation sont encore influencés par la SDAS. Les essais de fatigue en torsion pure montrent que la morphologie des surfaces de rupture est fortement influencée par le niveau de contrainte. De plus, le nombre de cycles à l’amorçage est réduit par rapport à la traction. Cet amorçage est multi-site et plusieurs fissures peuvent croitre simultanément au cours de la durée de vie d’une éprouvette, la rupture finale se produisant lors de la jonction de certaines de ces fissures. La propagation des fissures en torsion est largement influencée par la cristallographie locale et les retassures ne semblent pas être des sites de nucléation préférentiels. Les durées de vie odes échantillons macroscopiques contenant défauts artificiel internes (Øeq ≈ 2 mm) sont pratiquement similaires à celles obtenues avec un matériau de référence. L’amorçage et la propagation de fissures internes a été rarement observé lors des expériences de tomographie synchrotron. Dans les rares cas où de telles fissures ont pu être observées, le chemin de fissuration semble fortement influencé par la cristallographie alors que les fissures amorcées depuis la surface se propagent globalement en mode I. La vitesse de propagation des fissures internes est très inférieure à celle des fissures se propageant à partir de la surfaceThe excellent castability, relatively low production costs, and high strength to weight ratios make Al-Si-Mg cast alloys an attractive choice for use in cheaper and lighter engineering components, in both automotive and aerospace industries. However, it is well known that High Cycle Fatigue (HCF) lives (105 < Nf < 107 cycles) of cast components are severely reduced when casting defects (notably pores and oxides) are present at the free surface or subsurface. They act as stress raisers which can considerably reduce the crack incubation period depending on their size, shape and the microstructural features of the surrounding material. Internal casting defects are of special interest to this work. The application of safety coefficients considers that all casting defects present in a component have the same deleterious effect and no attention is paid, for example, to their distance to the free surface. In other words, internal defects (corresponding to the case where the depth of the defect allows crack nucleation and propagation to essentially occur without interaction with the air environment) are considered as damaging to fatigue life as surface defects (those placed at the free surface and in contact with the air environment). Surface crack monitoring performed on uniaxial fatigue specimens indicates that the presence of a surface microshrinkage exceeding the size of microstructurally small cracks (√A ≈ 500 μm, controlled by the SDAS) readily nucleates a fatigue cracks producing steady crack propagation and remarkable reduction in the expected fatigue life. A smaller surface defect (√A ≈ 300 μm) nucleated a crack that did not reduced the expected fatigue life as in this case early stages of propagation are still nfluenced by the SDAS. Pure torsional cycling reveals that the morphology of fracture surfaces is highly influenced by the stress level. In general, torsional fatigue behaviour is described by having reduced (with respect to uniaxial testing) and multisite crack nucleation periods. Several dominant cracks can evolve simultaneously and the final failure occurs by the linkage of some of those cracks. Crack propagation is controlled by the crystallography and pores do not appear to be preferential nucleation sites. S-N curves show that macroscopic specimens containing Øeq ≈ 2 mm internal artificial defect produce similar fatigue lives to those obtained with a defect-free material. Internal crack nucleation was rarely observed during synchrotron tomography experiments; instead the fatal cracks initiated from much smaller surface defects. Tomographic images show that, in the case of internal propagation, crystallographic paths are formed while surface cracks propagate in mode I. The crack growth rate of internal cracks is much smaller than that of cracks propagating from the free surface