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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/.
Full textIversen, 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.
Full textCockfield, 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.
Full textAmmar, 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.
Full textManson-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.
Full textMusson, 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.
Full textRoberts, 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.
Full textMoffat, Andrew James. "Micromechanistic analysis of fatigue in aluminium silicon casting alloys." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2007. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/52400/.
Full textGraziani, 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/.
Full textSmillie, 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.
Full textGelder, Andrew. "Lithium-aluminium casting alloys and their associated metal-mould reactions." Thesis, Aston University, 1992. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/9775/.
Full textButler, 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.
Full textCao, 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.
Full textBradbury, 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.
Full textSchaub, 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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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/.
Full textYakoub, 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.
Full textBegg, John. "Process optimisation in the squeeze casting of zinc-aluminium alloys and composites." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1992. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/27495.
Full textDrezet, 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.
Full textAlam, 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.
Full textMohammed, 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/.
Full textYoberd, Belmond. "An energy expert advisor and decision support system for aluminium melting and casting." Thesis, Kingston University, 1994. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/20580/.
Full textAlhashmy, 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.
Full textZhou, Yipeng. "Solidification behaviour of Fe-rich intermetallic compounds in aluminium alloys." Thesis, Brunel University, 2018. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/15965.
Full textLaukli, 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.
Full textCold 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.
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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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.
Full textForté, 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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Yang, Xinliang. "Particle dispersion in aluminium and magnesium alloys." Thesis, Brunel University, 2016. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/14437.
Full textSjölander, 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.
Full textCarbin, 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.
Full textTu, 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.
Full textKotadia, 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.
Full textPereira, 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.
Full textThis 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.
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.
Full textBates, 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.
Full textJinnapat, 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.
Full textPereira, 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.
Full textThis 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.
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.
Full textCisternas, 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.
Full textTiAl 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
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.
Full textZhu, 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.
Full textKombinationen 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.
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.
Full textUnder 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.
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.
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.
Full textMardan, 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.
Full textHot 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.
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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Full textThe 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