Journal articles: 'Aluminum castings'

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Midson, Stephen. "Industrial Applications for Aluminum Semi-Solid Castings." Solid State Phenomena 217-218 (September 2014): 487–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.217-218.487.

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The goal of this paper is to examine industrial applications for semi-solid castings, and to develop strategies necessary for the wider commercialization of the semi-solid casting process. The performance and production techniques of semi-solid castings are reviewed, with the goal of identifying commercial niches where semi-solid castings can provide clear benefits over other casting process. A comparison of mechanical properties between semi-solid castings and other casting processes is presented. In addition, this paper provides an evaluation of the features of the optimal semi-solid casting processes, examines the characteristics of components that would benefit for production by semi-solid casting and describe the types of quality systems that casters need to have in place to make these types of castings. Cost analyses are presented suggesting that rheocasting can complete well with other casting processes.

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Wang, Yingli, and Fengxian Wang. "Key Analysis of Design and Numerical Simulation for Aluminum Alloy Impeller Low-pressure Casting Mold." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2338, no. 1 (September 1, 2022): 012070. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2338/1/012070.

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Abstract It is of great practical value to complete the low-pressure casting of aluminum alloy impeller in the current development of low-pressure casting process. In the research, it is necessary to focus on factory realization and use low-pressure casting to produce aluminum alloy impellers, so that impeller castings with compact structure and meeting performance requirements can be obtained. Compared with other casting methods, low-pressure casting itself, as a precision casting method, can be cast on the metal solution with lower pressure in the application process. The castings can be filled and solidified under certain pressure, and the castings with compact structure can be obtained. In the research, Pro / Engineer is used to design the low-pressure casting mold for aluminum alloy impeller, and MAGMASOFT is used to carry out the filling and solidification process of aluminum alloy impeller. Through numerical simulation, we can accurately predict the defects of impeller castings, and optimize the mold scheme and pressure-time parameters according to the prediction results.

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Vanko, Branislav, Ladislav Stanček, and Roman Moravčík. "EN AW-2024 Wrought Aluminum Alloy Processed by Casting with Crystallization under Pressure." Strojnícky casopis – Journal of Mechanical Engineering 67, no. 2 (November 1, 2017): 109–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/scjme-2017-0024.

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AbstractBy using the wrought aluminum alloys can be created castings with higher mechanical properties than the castings made of standard foundry aluminum alloys, but it is necessary to handle the process of making sound castings without any defects such as hot tears and shrinkage porosity. In experiments, we have been studied of wrought aluminum alloy EN AW-2024 which has been processed by the casting with crystallization under pressure with forced flow. Castings were heat treated by standard T6 heat treatment.

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Vanko, Branislav, Ladislav Stanček, Michal Čeretka, Eduard Sedláček, and Roman Moravčík. "Properties of EN AW-2024 Wrought Aluminum Alloy after Casting with Crystallization under Pressure." Scientific Proceedings Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 23, no. 1 (December 1, 2015): 58–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/stu-2015-0009.

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Abstract Establishing of wrought aluminum alloys casting to manufacture is now a global trend, for example due to lower production costs compare to forging or due to the ability to produce parts with thinner sections and more complex shapes. The aim of using these alloys in the foundry industry is in particular the creation of castings with higher mechanical properties than achieve castings made of standard casting aluminum alloys. Most often are cast wrought aluminum alloys of the 2xxx, 6xxx and 7xxx series. In the experiment, an alloy EN AW-2024 has been cast by modified technology of casting with crystallization under pressure. They were measured basic mechanical properties of the castings in the as-cast state and after heat treatment.

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Kovtunov, A. I., D. A. Semistenov, Yu Yu Khokhlov, and S. V. Myamin. "The research of the processes of formation of porous non-ferrous metals." Vektor nauki Tol'yattinskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta, no. 2 (2021): 9–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.18323/2073-5073-2021-2-9-17.

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Foamed metals are promising materials with a unique combination of mechanical and operational properties: low specific gravity, low thermal conductivity, ability to absorb acoustic and electromagnetic vibrations, and the ability to deform under a constant load. Currently, the most used methods for producing foamed aluminum and foamed magnesium are methods based on mixing gas or porophore into molten aluminum and forming a porous structure during the solidification of the aluminum melt. An alternative to this technology is the formation of a porous structure through the use of soluble granules that pre-fill the mold and after impregnating the granules with molten metal and solidifying the castings, they are leached. The work aims to determine the influence of casting modes and the size of granules on the depth of impregnation of granular filling with metal melt during the formation of porous aluminum castings. The authors proposed the technique for calculating the depth of impregnation of granular filling when producing castings of porous non-ferrous metals based on the calculation of melt cooling when moving along the thin-walled channel. The calculations made it possible to determine the depth of impregnation and establish the allowable wall thickness of the casting of porous aluminum, depending on the size of the granules used, the speed of the melt in a form, the mold temperature, and the temperature of molten aluminum. The study identified that to increase the depth of impregnation and obtain porous aluminum castings with thinner walls, it is advisable to increase the diameter of the salt granules and not the temperature and hydrodynamic modes of casting. The authors carried out calculations and identified the influence of the casting regimes and the diameter of the granules on the depth of mold impregnation to obtain porous castings from promising magnesium alloys.

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Kucharčík, L., M. Brůna, and A. Sládek. "Influence of Chemical Composition on Porosity in Aluminium Alloys." Archives of Foundry Engineering 14, no. 2 (June 1, 2014): 5–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/afe-2014-0026.

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Abstract Porosity is one of the major defects in aluminum castings, which results is a decrease of a mechanical properties. Porosity in aluminum alloys is caused by solidification shrinkage and gas segregation. The final amount of porosity in aluminium castings is mostly influenced by several factors, as amount of hydrogen in molten aluminium alloy, cooling rate, melt temperature, mold material, or solidification interval. This article deals with effect of chemical composition on porosity in Al-Si aluminum alloys. For experiment was used Pure aluminum and four alloys: AlSi6Cu4, AlSi7Mg0, 3, AlSi9Cu1, AlSi10MgCu1.

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FUJITA, Masato. "Casting and die castings of aluminum alloys." Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals 39, no. 9 (1989): 664–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.2464/jilm.39.664.

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Curle, U. A., J. D. Wilkins, and G. Govender. "Industrial Semi-Solid Rheocasting of Aluminum A356 Brake Calipers." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2011 (2011): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/195406.

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Industrial semi-solid casting trials of aluminum A356 brake calipers were performed over five days with the CSIR-RCS and high-pressure die casting process cell. Consecutive visual passed castings were used as the measure of process stability, and common defects between trials were categorized. Short fill results are erratic and caused by unintended underdosing by the furnace or incomplete billet discharge at the delivery point in the shot sleeve. Cold shuts can be significantly reduced by adjusting the shot control profile. Surface finish defects include surface roughness and staining caused by lubricant burn off. Visual passed castings display none of the above-mentioned external defects. X-ray examination and pressure testing of heat-treated castings from the consecutive visual passed castings show improvement over the five days. These initial-stage industrialization efforts pave the way for process commercialization.

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Wang, Xue Dong, Jian He Lin, Suo Qing Yu, and Li Yong Ni. "Casting Mold Designing for Aluminum Alloy Car Holders." Applied Mechanics and Materials 378 (August 2013): 350–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.378.350.

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The structure and processing of car holders castings were analyzed. Die-casting molding process scheme was established. The design of mold includes three core-drawing mechanisms. the gate of the gating system was arranged on the casting bottom surface. For economy and die easy maintenance considerations, die-casting machine, mold, and mold standard parts should be standard parts. The designs of mold gating system and non-standard pieces were completed with the aid of PROE. Proved by actual production, the mold operated smoothly, without clamping stagnation, and the production of die castings meet delivery requirements.

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Gaspar, Stefan, and Jan Pasko. "Homogeneity of Aluminum Castings and Dependency on Increasing Pressure." Key Engineering Materials 669 (October 2015): 134–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.669.134.

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The production of die castings cast into a metal mold has in recent years achieved an expansive growth in the volume as well as the range of production and that is particularly in aviation and automobile industry. In the process of die casting the final quality of a cast is influenced by a great number of factors. The main factors of die casting are: pressing velocity, increase pressure, the melt temperature and the mold temperature. A primary criterion for achieving reliability, efficiency and quality of production is to ensure minimization of the castings defects occurrence in castings correct setting technological factors of die casting. The presented paper deals with the experimental assessment of the impact of increase pressure on the mechanical properties and homogeneity of a die cast.

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Kuo, Y. S. "Effects of Thermal Gradient and Solidification Time on Porosity Content of A201 Aluminum Alloy Castings." Advanced Materials Research 503-504 (April 2012): 597–600. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.503-504.597.

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The purpose of the present study was to discuss the effects of local solidification time and thermal gradient on porosity content in long solidification range A201 aluminum alloy plate castings. With systematic change in the riser size, together with variation of thickness and length, were cast in different kinds of molds. The sand molds with end chill for the plate castings were made of 100% silica sand. The porosity content of A201 aluminum alloy was affected by the local solidification time and thermal gradient at same time in this study. The correlation between porosity content and any individual thermal parameter is found to be split into 2 bands, each being associated with one of the two thicknesses of plate castings. The higher the thermal gradient, the lower the porosity content was measured in the A201 aluminum alloy plate casting. And high thermal gradient with short solidification time will get lower porosity content in aluminum alloy castings

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Yan, Qing Song, Zi Peng Tu, Gang Lu, Bai Ping Lu, Chang Chun Cai, and Shou Yin Zhang. "Effect of Vacuum Degree on Pinhole of Vacuum Counter-Pressure Casting Molten Aluminum Alloy." Applied Mechanics and Materials 278-280 (January 2013): 381–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.278-280.381.

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During vacuum counter-pressure casting, the vacuumization is an important stage for thin-wall and complicated aluminum alloy castings. Through testing and an analyzing numbers of pinhole and pinhole grade of aluminum alloy samples under different vacuum degree, the effect of vacuum degree on pinhole of vacuum counter- pressure casting molten aluminum alloy is studied. The results indicate vacuum degree has greater effect on pinhole of molten aluminum alloy in vacuumizing process. The smaller vacuum degree is, the more numbers of pinhole of the samples are, and the higher pinhole grade of the samples is. Therefore, when vacuum degree is small, pinhole of molten aluminum alloy appears easily. So the vacuum degree doesn’t choose too small, but for thin-wall and complicated aluminum alloy castings, the vacuum degree doesn’t choose too big either. Appropriate vacuum degree is from 20 KPa to 40 KPa.

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Chang, Qing Ming, Yin Kai Yang, Jing Yuan, and Xia Chen. "Numerical Simulation of Mold Filling and Solidification Behavior in Permanente Casting Process." Applied Mechanics and Materials 313-314 (March 2013): 179–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.313-314.179.

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Melt flow and casting solidification are essential parts of the permanent mold casting process and affect significantly the quality of castings．For this reason, accurate prediction of mold filling pattern and temperature field in permanent mold castings plays on an important role in producing sound castings. In this paper, the model filling and solidification of a box casting produced from an aluminum alloy is studied. Different casting processes are employed, simulated and optimized to obtain sound castings. Simulation results reveal that with appropriate gating system, pouring rate, cooling line, a smooth mold filling, reduced shrinkages and other defects are available and desired sound castings can be produced.

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Kuo, Yeong Sant. "Effects of Casting Geometry on the Mechanical Properties of A201 Aluminum Alloy Castings in Chromite Sand Molds." Advanced Materials Research 1104 (May 2015): 149–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1104.149.

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Systematic change of riser size together with variation of thickness and length of A201 aluminum alloy plate castings were studied to investigate the correlation between mechanical properties and porosity content. The molds with end chill for plate castings were made of 100% chromite sand by CO2 process. If soundness throughout the whole plate casting has to be guaranteed, the riser diameter should be proper design to the dimension of the plate. The tensile strength and elongation of A201 aluminum alloy plate casting is governed by riser diameter, thickness, and length of the plate.

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Ragab, Khaled A., Mohamed Bouazara, Amine Bouaicha, and Hatem Mrad. "Materials Performance and Design Analysis of Suspension Lower-Arm Fabricated from Al-Si-Mg Castings." Key Engineering Materials 710 (September 2016): 315–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.710.315.

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The diversity of physical and mechanical properties of aluminum alloys leads to develop a variety of manufacturing processes including the semi-solid casting process. Fatigue failure is considered the most common problem occurred in automotive engineering applications by which the vehicle components, mainly suspension system parts, fail under conditions of dynamic loading. It is well known that the fatigue life of aluminum castings, mainly A357, is very sensitive to casting design as well as to casting defects and microstructure constituents. The fatigue characteristics of automotive lower suspension arm made of semi-solid A357 aluminum castings have been investigated using metallurgical and analytical approaches. The critical stress areas capable of initiating cracks during fatigue tests are detected by using fatigue experimental design for real part materials by the installation of strain gages on the suspension arm to calculate maximum stress; further more, analytical approach is applied using modelling software. Microstructure characteristics of the semisolid A357 under T6 heat treatment conditions are examined using scanning electron microscope. The results show that using the SEED casting technology (Swirled Enthalpy Equilibration Device) has an efficient effect on the mechanical and metallurgical characteristics of real part materials that are also affected by castings design.

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MIZUNO, Shinya. "New technologies of aluminum castings. New casting process." Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals 47, no. 11 (1997): 580–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.2464/jilm.47.580.

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Cheng, Le, Hong Xing Lu, Qiang Zhu, Xiang Kai Zhang, Ai Di Shen, and Peng Yang. "Evolution of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Semi-Solid Squeeze Cast A356.2 Aluminum Alloy during Heat Treatment." Solid State Phenomena 285 (January 2019): 139–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.285.139.

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Semi-solid squeeze casting (SS-SC) is a new processing technology which combines semi-solid processing (SSP) and squeeze casting (SC). In this process, semi-solid slurry fills mold by using its rheological property and solidifies under high pressure. It has several advantages, such as stable filling, small heat impact to the mold, low cost, high density and excellent mechanical properties of castings, which receives more and more attention. The microstructure of castings provided by SS-SC is quite different from that of casting provided by conventional SC in as-cast condition, which leads to differences in the evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties in heat treatment process. In this study, A356.2 aluminum alloys castings were provided by both SS-SC and conventional SC respectively. The evolution of microstructure and mechanical properties of castings during heat treatment was investigated to obtain the best mechanical properties of semi-solid squeeze castings. Keywords:Microstructure, Mechanical properties, Heat treatment, A356 alloy, Semi-Solid Squeeze Casting

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Georgiev, Georgi Evt, Sasho Popov, Valentin Manolov, Rositsa Dimitrova, and Pavel Kuzmanov. "Heat Transfer Process Computer Simulation and Microstructure Prediction During Crystallization of Metal Alloys." Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics 43, no. 1 (March 1, 2013): 71–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jtam-2013-0007.

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Abstract Processes of crystallization during casting formation from aluminum alloys, steel and cast iron have been studied using 3-D com- puter simulation. Temperature fields of castings have been obtained and the microstructure distribution of these castings has been predicted. A comparison between numerical results and experimental measurement has been performed. It is proved, that the proposed approach is suitable for investigation and analysis of casting technologies.

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Jie, Wan Qi, Xin Lei Li, and Qi Tang Hao. "Counter-Gravity Casting Equipment and Technologies for Thin-Walled Al-Alloy Parts in Resin Sand Molds." Materials Science Forum 618-619 (April 2009): 585–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.618-619.585.

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A counter-gravity casting equipment (CGCE) has been developed, which is specially designed for the production of large-size thin-walled high-quality aluminum alloy parts with resin sand molds. In this equipment, molten metal will be pushed upward counter-gravity into the mold at predetermined rate by compressed air, and solidified at an increased pressure. The equipment uses assembled valve system developed ourselves, and has sensitive pressure-adjusting property. All of the casting parameters, including filling rate, pressure-exerting sequence, pressure hold time etc., can be closely controlled by a self-designed computer program. Up to 2 ton casting can be produced with the equipment. Compared to the castings produced under conventional gravity conditions, the castings under counter-gravity condition have generally high soundness, higher tensile strengths and ductility. The pinhole defects are also degraded obviously. The equipment and the technology have been widely adopted by several users in China for the production of large-size thin-walled aluminum alloy castings with high property requirements.

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Zeng, Yi Dan, Li Tong He, and Jin Zhang. "Numerical Simulation of Casting Deformation and Stress of A356 Aluminum Alloy Thin-Walled Frame Casting." Materials Science Forum 1033 (June 2021): 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.1033.24.

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One of the main reasons for the scrap of cast thin-wall frame aluminum alloy castings is deformation and cracking. It is an effective method for solving the problem by predicting the distribution of casting stress, clarifying the size of the deformation and the location of the crack, and taking necessary measures in the process. This paper uses the ProCAST software to simulate the thermal stress coupling of A356 thin-walled frame castings, analyzes the influence of pouring temperature, pouring speed and mold temperature on the stress field distribution of castings, predicts the hot cracking trend and deformation, and optimizes Casting process..

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Eperješi, Š., M. Matvija, ľ. Eperješi, and M. Vojtko. "Evaluation of Cracking Causes of AlSi5Cu3 Alloy Castings." Archives of Metallurgy and Materials 59, no. 3 (October 28, 2014): 1089–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/amm-2014-0187.

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Abstract Recently, the castings made from aluminum-silicon alloys by pressure die casting are increasingly used in the automotive industry. In practice, on these castings are high demands, mainly demands on quality of their structure, operating life and safety ensuring of their utilization. The AlSi5Cu3 alloy castings are widely used for production of car components. After the prescribed tests, the cracks and low mechanical properties have been identified for several castings of this alloy, which were produced by low pressure casting into a metal mould and subsequent they were heat treated. Therefore, analyses of the castings were realized to determine the causes of these defects. Evaluation of structure of the AlSi5Cu3 alloy and causes of failure were the subjects of investigation presented in this article.

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Kim, Myoung Gyun, Gyu Chang Lee, and Joon Pyo Park. "Continuous Casting and Rolling for Aluminum Alloy Wire and Rod." Materials Science Forum 638-642 (January 2010): 255–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.638-642.255.

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Since the Continuous Casting & Rolling of the non-ferrous metal by Illario Properzi have invented in 1944, the various non-ferrous rod, wire and sheet are produced at present. Although there is long research and trials for producing the wire or rod of commercial the high-strength aluminum alloy, there are few companies with the success in producing commercial hard-aluminum alloys wire and rod by CC&R process. The application of the high-strength aluminum alloy rod or wire is various parts such as rivet, bolt, sports leisure supplies, high-tension power transmission wire, machinable and forgeable materials. However, it is very difficult to produce the high-strength aluminum alloy wire and rod by CC&R process because of the wide mushy zone and high strength compared with the pure or low strength aluminum alloy. Additionally, it is easy to crack and breakout in casting and rolling process due to tiny internal defects of the castings. The object of this project is to design the most suitable equipments for CC&R and optimize the experimental condition of continuous casting condition of the high-strength aluminum alloy. The facilities of CC&R process in RIST are composed of the melting furnace, the wheel casting machine, the automatic machine for moving of castings bar, the 15-step rolling machine with three rolls, the induction heater for reheating the castings bar and the coiling machine. In the present work, through the numerical computer simulation, in first, we have developed the thermal model of the solidification behavior of the casting bar. Finally, using finite element code, Marc, the temperature distribution of each rolled bar and effective strain are obtained during continuous rolling.

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Kuo, Yeong Sant. "Study of Solidification Time and Solidus Velocity on Porosity Formation in High Strength Aluminum Alloy Castings." Applied Mechanics and Materials 575 (June 2014): 442–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.575.442.

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The purpose of the present study was to discuss the effects of local solidification time and solidus velocity on porosity formation in high strength aluminum alloy casting. With systematic change in the riser size, together with variation of thickness and length, A201 aluminum alloys were cast in 100% silica sand molds. The porosity content of A201 aluminum alloy was affected by the local solidification time and solidus velocity in this study. The correlation between porosity content and solidification time is found to be split into 2 bands, each being associated with one of the two thicknesses of plate castings. The longer the solidification time, the more the porosity content was measured in the A201 aluminum alloy plate casting. And the faster the solidus velocity, the more the porosity content in this study. The porosity content of A201 aluminum alloy was influenced by both of solidification time and solidus velocity at same time in this study. Basically, shorter local solidification time with slow solidus velocity seems get lower porosity content in A201 aluminum alloy castings.

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Kumar, Ravneet, and Chandandeep Grewal. "Improvement in Hardness of LM-6 Aluminum Alloy Green Sand Castings by Taguchi Method." Asian Journal of Engineering and Applied Technology 2, no. 2 (November 5, 2013): 11–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.51983/ajeat-2013.2.2.688.

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The green sand casting is most widely and economically used method for past years. The quality of castings and parameters control is very important. With increasing demand for high-quality castings with close tolerances, an attempt has been made in this study to get the optimal setting of the main parameters to improve the hardness of LM-6 Aluminum alloys castings in green sand casting. Five main parameters namely Bentonite clay, Grain fineness no., Moisture, Pouring temperature and Coal dust were identified. The effects of the selected process parameters on the hardness and the subsequent optimal settings of the parameters have been accomplished using Taguchi’s method. L8 (27) orthogonal arrays have been selected and experiments were conducted as per experimental plan given in this array. The results indicate that all the parameters except grain fineness no and coal dust are affecting both the average and variability significantly in the hardness of LM-6 Aluminum alloys castings. The confirmatory experiments have shown improvement in Rockwell hardness to be 6.9%.

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Acimovic-Pavlovic, Zagorka, Milutin Djuricic, Sasa Drmanic, and Rade Djuricic. "The influence of the parameters of lost foam process on the quality of aluminum alloys castings." Chemical Industry 64, no. 2 (2010): 121–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/hemind100301011a.

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This paper presents the research results of application of Lost foam process for aluminum alloys castings of a simple geometry. The process characteristic is that patterns and gating of moulds, made of polymers, stay in the mould till the liquid metal inflow. In contact with the liquid metal, pattern intensely and in relatively short time decomposes and evaporates, which is accompanied by casting crystallization. As a consequence of polymer pattern decomposition and evaporation a great quantity of liquid and gaseous products are produced, which is often the cause of different types of casting errors. This paper presents the results of a research with a special consideration given to detecting and analyzing the errors of castings. In most cases the cause of these errors are defects of polymer materials used for evaporable patterns production, as well as defects of materials for refractory coatings production for polymer patterns. The researches have shown that different types of coatings determine properties of the obtained castings. Also, the critical processing parameters (polymer pattern density, casting temperature, permeability of refractory coating and sand, construction of patterns and gating of moulds) significantly affect on castings quality. During the research a special consideration was given to control and optimization of these parameters with the goal of achieving applicable castings properties. The study of surface and internal error of castings was performed systematically in order to carry out preventive measures to avoid errors and minimize production costs. In order to achieve qualitative and profitable castings production by the method of Lost foam it is necessary to reach the balance in the system: evaporable polymer pattern - liquid metal - refractory coating - sandy cast in the phase of metal inflow, decomposition and evaporation of polymer pattern, formation and solidification of castings. By optimizing the processing parameters castings of required structural and mechanical characteristics could be achieved, casting defects characteristic for this process could be avoided with the result of the production costs saving. The presented results can be useful to define parameters of Lost foam process and its application in practice with objective to obtain castings with in advance specified quality.

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Battaglia, Eleonora, Franco Bonollo, Elena Fiorese, and Giorgio Kral. "Overview of the Correlations between Process Parameters, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Reference Castings and Industrial Demonstrators." Key Engineering Materials 710 (September 2016): 35–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.710.35.

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Among the Aluminum casting processes, High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) is an efficient, versatile and economic way for producing large number of components. Nevertheless, because of the elevated amount of rejected castings, it is important to know which are the main causes of defect formation and their effects on microstructure and mechanical properties. This paper presents, within the European MUSIC project, an overview of the preliminary correlations obtained studying both castings with defect generator geometry, referred to as Horse-shoe Reference Castings, and industrial demonstrators, referred to as Gear Box Housing. The deduced correlations between static mechanical properties and casting defects highlighted interesting trends in both cases.

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Adianta, Andri Willy, Suprianto Suprianto, Arnius Daely, and Mikael F. Bangun. "Studi Fluiditas dan Karakteristik Aliran pada Pengecoran Al-Si Alloy Menggunakan Simulasi Numerik." Talenta Conference Series: Energy and Engineering (EE) 1, no. 1 (October 16, 2018): 007–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/ee.v1i1.102.

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Aluminium silikon alloy merupakan paduan aluminium yang banyak digunakan dalam bidang teknik. Paduan ini memiliki kekuatan yang baik dan banyak diproduksi menjadi suatu komponen melalui proses pengecoran. Kandungan silikon dapat mengakibatkan penurunan fluiditas coran alumunium yang pada akhirnya akan menurunkan kualitas coran, fluiditas ini juga dipengaruhi temperatur pada saat penuangan alumunium cair. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efek temperatur penuangan terhadap fluiditas, karakteristik aliran dan cacat coran pada pengecoran aluminium silikon alloy menggunakan cetakan pasir. Pengecoran dilakukan dengan gravity casting, analisa aliran simulasi meliputi distribusi kecepatan aliran, temperatur, tekanan, cacat permukaan dan fluiditas yang terjadi pada saat proses pengisian rongga cetak serta perbandingan fluiditas coran dan cacat permukaan pada eksperimental. Temperatur penuangan 685, 710, 735, 760 dan 785°C dengan ketebalan cetakan pola 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, dan 12 mm. Proses simulasi menggunakan software berbasis computational fluid dynamic. Hasil penelitian diperoleh temperatur tuang 785oC memiliki kecepatan aliran tertinggi yaitu sebesar ±0.145 m/s pada rongga 12 mm dan distribusi temperatur yang tinggi yaitu sebesar ±759 oC pada rongga 3 mm, sedangkan temperatur tuang 685oC memiliki distribusi tekanan yang tinggi yaitu sebesar ±107287 Pa pada rongga 6 mm. Cacat permukaan terbanyak pada temperatur tuang 785oC dan temperatur tuang 685oC paling sedikit. Fluiditas coran terbaik pada temperatur 785oC dimana rongga 12, 9, 7, 5 dan 3 mm terisi penuh dan 1 mm mencapai 181.4 mm. Aluminum silicon alloy is an aluminum alloy that is widely used in engineering. This alloy has good strength and plenty of it are produced into a component through the casting process. Silicon content could result in a decrease in fluidity of aluminum castings which in turn would reduce the quality of casting. This fluidity is also influenced by temperature at the time of pouring liquid aluminum. This study aims to determine the effect of pouring temperature on fluidity, flow characteristics and casting defects on aluminum alloy silicon casting by using sand mold. Casting was conducted by gravity casting, simulation flow analysis including flow velocity distribution, temperature, pressure, surface and fluidity defects that occured during the process of filling the mold cavity as well as the comparison of the fluidity of castings and surface defects in the experiment. Casting temperatures was 685, 710, 735, 760 and 785°C with a mold thickness of patterns 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 12 mm. The simulation process used software based on computational fluid dynamic. The result showed pouring temperature of 785oC had the highest flow velocity of ± 0.145 m/s in 12 mm cavity and a high temperature distribution of ± 759oC in cavity of 3 mm, while the pouring temperature of 685oC had a high pressure distribution of ± 107287 Pa in 6 mm cavity. Most surface defects occurred at pour temperature of 785oC and the least at pour temperature of 685oC. The best castings liquidity occurred at temperature of 785oC where the cavity of 12, 9, 7, 5 and 3 mm was fully filled and 1 mm reached 181.4 mm.

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Gaspar, S., and J. Pasko. "Pressing Speed, Specific Pressure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminium Cast." Archives of Foundry Engineering 16, no. 2 (June 1, 2016): 45–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/afe-2016-0024.

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Abstract Recent research in the process of aluminum alloy die castings production, which is nowadays deeply implemented into the rapidly growing automobile, shipping and aircraft industries, is aimed at increasing the useful qualitative properties of the die casting in order to obtain its high mechanical properties at acceptable economic cost. Problem of technological factors of high pressure die casting has been a subject of worldwide research (EU, US, Japan, etc.). The final performance properties of die castings are subjected to a large number of technological factors. The main technological factors of high pressure die casting are as follows: plunger pressing speed, specific (increase) pressure, mold temperature as well as alloy temperature. The contribution discusses the impact of the plunger pressing speed and specific (increase) pressure on the mechanical properties of the casting aluminum alloy.

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Furman, Eugeny L., Arcady B. Finkelstein, and Maxim L. Cherny. "The Anisotropy of Replicated Aluminum Foams." Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2014 (2014): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/230767.

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The replication casting process gives the open-cell aluminum foams that can be used in many industrial applications as well as in filtering technology. The essential requirement for filters is the uniformity of filtering degree which is defined by the minimal pore size. However the structure of replication castings is often inhomogeneous and the minimal pore radius is decreasing in the direction of melt infiltration. The objective of this investigation is to study the dynamics of melt impregnation of the porous medium by vacuum suction to identify the possibility of reducing the anisotropy. Theoretical data illustrate the processes at the boundary between melt and gas medium. The experiments were carried out using the replication aluminum samples produced according to commercial technology. It was found that the permeability coefficient varies throughout the height of castings. A method for estimation of pressure on the line of melt movement was proposed. The resistance of NaCl layer and circular vents of the mold causes the inhomogeneity of castings. Finally the ways of minimizing the anisotropy were offered.

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Neduzhyi, A. M. "Obtaining castings from hypoeutectic silumins by the method of thixocasting." Metaloznavstvo ta obrobka metalìv 102, no. 2 (June 30, 2022): 38–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/mom2022.02.038.

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Experimental studies of the method of thixocasting of AK7ч hypoeutectic silumin using cylindrical billets with different initial prepared structure (dendritic and non-dendritic – rosette-like and globular) of the primary solid phase were carried out. It is shown that after casting using billets with the initial dendritic structure of aluminum solid solution, the structure in shaped castings remains dendritic. At the same time, a certain number of destroyed dendrites are observed in the structure, predominantly melted. The thixocasting of the hypoeutectic silumin AK7ч using billets with the initial rosette-like structure of primary aluminum crystals ensures the production of shaped castings with a globular structure of the primary phase with a globular size of 80–100 μm. At the same time resulting the globular structure of the primary solid phase in castings is homogeneous and evenly distributed over the entire cross section. Thixocasting of silumin AK7ч using billets with the initial globular structure of the primary solid phase does not lead to a change of the structure of the casting. This slightly increases the size of the globules in the casting. Eutectic colonies in shaped castings obtained by thixocasting are characterized by a higher degree of differentiation compared to the initial structures of billets. Determination of mechanical properties showed an increased plasticity of the investigated hypoeutectic silumin in castings obtained after thixocasting without additional hardening heat treatment. Keywords: thixocasting, hypoeutectic silumin, non-dendritic structure, globular structure, rosette-like structure, solid-liquid billet, shaped casting.

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Sadokha, M. A. "Technological features of piston casting." Litiyo i Metallurgiya (FOUNDRY PRODUCTION AND METALLURGY), no. 4 (December 16, 2020): 64–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.21122/1683-6065-2020-4-64-67.

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The results of studies of obtaining complex castings from aluminum alloys using the self-filling method are presented. The influence of a number of technological parameters (pouring time, chill cooling mode, the use of self-filling, etc.) on the quality of the resulting piston castings has been studied. The optimal time for filling the chill mold was determined when casting pistons. It is shown that the chill mold cooling mode has a significant impact on the quality of castings.

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

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

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Sadokha, M. A., and A. V. Kryutsou. "Features and practical experience in obtaining complex profile castings from aluminum alloys." Litiyo i Metallurgiya (FOUNDRY PRODUCTION AND METALLURGY), no. 1 (March 13, 2023): 41–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.21122/1683-6065-2023-1-41-46.

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Variants of preparation of production of castings from aluminum alloys in conditions of single and small‑scale production are considered. It is established that in order to reduce the time and cost of obtaining castings, it is most expedient to carry out end‑to‑end design and manufacture of technological equipment using additive technologies and casting in sand‑resin molds obtained using the “no‑bake” technology.

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Mäsiar, H., L. Repka, P. Lipták, and O. Híreš. "Investigate the Possibility of Tekcast Methods Used for Casting Polymeric Resin Materials." Archives of Foundry Engineering 14, no. 2 (June 1, 2014): 119–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/afe-2014-0049.

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Abstract Contribution gives an overview of knowledge about the method of centrifugal casting with orientate on Tekcast system. Company Tekcast Industries has developed a device for centrifugal casting, extending the area of production of castings or prototyping of metal or plastic. Materials suitable for the centrifugal casting with flexible operating parameters may include non-ferrous metal alloy based on zinc or aluminum or non-metallic materials such as polyester resins, polyurethane resins, epoxy resins, waxes and the like. The casting process is particularly suitable for a wide range of commercial castings and decorative objects.

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KITAOKA, Sanji. "Melting and casting technology of recent aluminum alloy castings." Journal of Japan Institute of Light Metals 43, no. 11 (1993): 567–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.2464/jilm.43.567.

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Lu, Hong Xing, You Feng He, Stephen Midson, Da Quan Li, and Qiang Zhu. "Controlling and Minimizing Blistering during T6 Heat Treating of Semi-Solid Castings." Solid State Phenomena 256 (September 2016): 192–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.256.192.

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Surface blistering during T6 heat treating is an artifact that is essentially unique to high pressure casting processes such as semi-solid casting and die casting. It is believed that the blistering originates from subsurface defects present in the castings. When the castings are exposed to elevated temperatures during solution heat treatment, the strength of the aluminum is reduced, and the defects expand to deform the surfaces of the castings. There are three potential sources for the subsurface defects - entrapped air, die lubricant or shot sleeve lubricant.This paper will report on a study to determine the origin of the defects present in the castings that produce the blisters. Along with attempting to separate the influence of air and the two types of lubricants on blister formation, the study will also examine the impact of a number of process parameters on blistering.

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Abadi, Zainal, Andre Kurniawan, Andril Arafat, Nur Ichsan Abdillah, and Daffa Raihan Senthot. "Analysis of riser variations in recycled aluminum sand casting on hardness values." INVOTEK: Jurnal Inovasi Vokasional dan Teknologi 21, no. 3 (October 13, 2021): 213–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.24036/invotek.v21i3.940.

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Abstract In this study, we will discuss the process of casting used aluminum metal. Used aluminum is one of the industrial wastes that can be converted into products using the casting method. This study aims to obtain a good casting material with good hardness values and minimal defects. The research will focus on the results of castings by analyzing the visuals and hardness values of the specimens. The research design is a pre-experimental type of One-Shot Case Study by conducting treatments whose results will be directly observed and analyzed descriptively. The treatment given is to increase the number of risers in recycled aluminum castings. Variations in the number of risers are 1 riser, 2 riser, and 3 riser. Each variation has 3 specimens, so there are 9 specimens in the study. The data from the test results contained a fairly large porosity value for each riser variation. The hardness value that has been tested using the Rockwell hardness tester obtained the highest hardness value occurs in the 2 riser variation, namely 27.69 HRA and the lowest hardness value occurs in the 3 riser variation, namely 21.56 HRA. Thus, for casting used aluminum with a casting pattern as in this study, it is best to use 2 risers.

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Vamsi, M. Madhu, V. Pradeep Kumar, and S. H. Shariff. "A Feasibility Report on the Comparsion of the Characteristics of Manufacturing a Bearing Cover by the Processes of Sand Casting and Shell Moulding." Advanced Materials Research 1148 (June 2018): 204–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1148.204.

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The use of aluminum castings in the automotive industry has increased dramatically over the past two decades. The Al-Si system forms the basis of many important casting alloys, LM 0, LM 2, LM 4, LM 5, LM 6, LM 12, LM 13, LM 24 and LM 26 are the major cast alloys used in aerospace casting (e.g., fuel pump connectors) and premium automotive castings (e.g., suspension arms). The driving force for this increased use is vehicle weight reduction for improved performance, particularly fuel efficiency. In many cases the mechanical properties of the cast aluminum parts are superior to those of the cast iron or wrought steel parts being replaced; however, in some applications, defects in the cast microstructure undermine performance characteristics.

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Bobba, Sujith, Sambasiva Rao Mukkollu, Z. Leman, and Harish Babu Bachina. "Experimental Investigation on the Effect Due to Mould Vibrations on Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Aluminum Alloy (A-1050)." International Journal of Surface Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials Science 9, no. 1 (January 2021): 77–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijseims.2021010105.

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In the current research work performed, the consequences caused in the casting aluminum alloy specimen due to mechanical mould vibrations are examined. Mould vibration throughout the casting provides decreased rate of shrinkage, good morphology, surface finish and lesser probability of hot tear. In this research work, the effect of mould vibration during solidification of Aluminum A-1050 alloys for dissimilar values of wavelengths at a permanent pouring temperature has been investigated to understand the modification in microstructure and mechanical properties after casting. The Al A-1050 casting has been made in a metal mould with different vibrations. The frequencies are varied from 15Hz to 50 Hz during the casting process. A casting has been made with different vibration as well to compare the results of castings with vibration frequencies. The experimental outcomes exhibited substantial grain refinement and significant increase in tensile strength and hardness of the castings with mechanical mould vibration during the duration and after solidification.

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Liu, Yong Zhen, Guo Ming Cui, Jian Min Zeng, Wu Kui Gan, and Jin Bo Lu. "Prediction and Prevention of Distortion for the Thin-Walled Aluminum Investment Casting." Advanced Materials Research 915-916 (April 2014): 1049–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.915-916.1049.

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Investment casting is one of main precision casting processes to realize near net shape castings. For the castings with thin-walled cross section or complicated shape, it is easy to generate casting stress such as thermal stress, mechanical stress and phase transformation stress, resulting in casting deformation due to the uneven cooling and hindered contraction. Once three-dimensional deformation is formed, it is very hard to correct. In this paper the finite element method (FEM) was used to analyze the stress and deformation of thin-walled lost wax casting. The results show that the temperature and stress distributions are uneven in the casting and the tendency to deform is higher even with insulating shell mold. And based on the results, the technical measures of adding supporting ribs are adopted to restrain deformation. The practice of volume production indicates that no casting was rejected due to deformation defects.

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Lysenko, T., I. Prokopovich, M. Zamiatin, V. Dotsenko, and M. Tur. "ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CASTINGS FROM ALUMINUM ALLOYS." Odes’kyi Politechnichnyi Universytet Pratsi 2, no. 66 (2022): 5–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.15276/opu.2.66.2022.01.

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The article is devoted to the topical problem of development and creation of environmentally friendly materials and technologies for foundry production. In recent years, priorities have changed in the development of materials and technological processes towards their compatibility with the environment. The environmental aspects of production come to the fore, which are determined by harmful emissions into the atmosphere, which is strictly regulated by the Kyoto Protocol. In the foundry industry to obtain castings in disposable forms, various technologies have been developed and used, which can be separated based on the type of mold used and the method of its manufacture. The main content of the study is the analysis of traditional foundry technologies and the most promising technology of casting in low-temperature forms (NTF). The peculiarity of casting in NTF is a significant increase in the strength of molds, compared with casting in sand-clay molds, as well as the possibility of using water as the main binder. This method of mold making improves the structure, increases the accuracy and geometry of castings, saves molding materials, and, most importantly, improves the environment by eliminating harmful emissions into the atmosphere of foundries. However, the method of casting in NTF has a number of disadvantages associated with the formation on the surface of castings of shells, pores, as well as increased burns. To eliminate these shortcomings, it is proposed to apply non-stick coatings on the surface of NTF and rods. Considerable attention is paid to the development and research of non-stick coatings, which allow the use of environmentally friendly casting technology in NTF for the production of castings from various alloys of high quality. Coating compositions and methods for determining the optimal composition of non-stick coating, which could be recommended for the production of aluminum castings in low-temperature molds, are identified and described. The obtained results indicate a high potential for the use of this technology as a means of improving the environmental safety of foundry production.

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Guma, Thomas Ndyar, and Lilian Ogboi Uche. "Sand Mould Design for Casting an Aluminium Pot-A Basic Procedure of Supplementing Artisanal Practices." European Journal of Engineering Research and Science 4, no. 4 (April 6, 2019): 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejers.2019.4.4.1188.

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Artisanal green sand casting of aluminum pots is a notable flourishing business in many urban areas of west and central Africa but seen to be typified by labor-intensive and subjective control of a large number of variables to successfully cast. Correct mold designs with in-flow and cooling rates of molten aluminum are fundamental in reducing labor and defects in the castings. The paper presents sand mold design for casting 30litre-capacity cylindrical aluminum pot of internal diameter 314.7mm, depth 386mm, and wall thickness 4mm with handling lugs alongside its cover using unpressurized gating system ratio of 1:3:3. The design provides suitable specifications of the ladle position, mass and pouring time and in-flow rate of molten aluminum, layout for the mold components, means of compensating process cooling shrinkages of aluminum during solidification, patterns for the castings, and molding box. The motive behind the paper was to emphasize and exemplify the use of basic engineering design procedure for supplementing artisanal green sand molding practices for improving consistency and productivity, and minimizing laboriousness and casing defects with improved profitability in the business.

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Guma, Thomas Ndyar, and Lilian Ogboi Uche. "Sand Mould Design for Casting an Aluminium Pot-A Basic Procedure of Supplementing Artisanal Practices." European Journal of Engineering and Technology Research 4, no. 4 (April 6, 2019): 24–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejeng.2019.4.4.1188.

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Artisanal green sand casting of aluminum pots is a notable flourishing business in many urban areas of west and central Africa but seen to be typified by labor-intensive and subjective control of a large number of variables to successfully cast. Correct mold designs with in-flow and cooling rates of molten aluminum are fundamental in reducing labor and defects in the castings. The paper presents sand mold design for casting 30litre-capacity cylindrical aluminum pot of internal diameter 314.7mm, depth 386mm, and wall thickness 4mm with handling lugs alongside its cover using unpressurized gating system ratio of 1:3:3. The design provides suitable specifications of the ladle position, mass and pouring time and in-flow rate of molten aluminum, layout for the mold components, means of compensating process cooling shrinkages of aluminum during solidification, patterns for the castings, and molding box. The motive behind the paper was to emphasize and exemplify the use of basic engineering design procedure for supplementing artisanal green sand molding practices for improving consistency and productivity, and minimizing laboriousness and casing defects with improved profitability in the business.

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BHATTI, ASIM, and SAEID NAHAVANDI. "DEPTH ESTIMATION USING MULTIWAVELET ANALYSIS BASED STEREO VISION APPROACH." International Journal of Wavelets, Multiresolution and Information Processing 06, no. 03 (May 2008): 481–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219691308002434.

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The problem of dimensional defects in aluminum die-casting is widespread throughout the foundry industry and their detection is of paramount importance in maintaining product quality. Due to the unpredictable factory environment and metallic, with highly reflective, nature of aluminum die-castings, it is extremely hard to estimate true dimensionality of the die-casting, autonomously. In this work, we propose a novel robust 3D reconstruction algorithm capable of reconstructing dimensionally accurate 3D depth models of the aluminum die-castings. The developed system is very simple and cost effective as it consists of only a stereo camera pair and a simple fluorescent light. The developed system is capable of estimating surface depths within the tolerance of 1.5 mm. Moreover, the system is invariant to illuminative variations and orientation of the objects in the input image space, which makes the developed system highly robust. Due to its hardware simplicity and robustness, it can be implemented in different factory environments without a significant change in the setup.

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Liu, Shuiqing, Tong Zhao, Jinyuan Fu, and Qun Zu. "Development of Inoculants for Aluminum Alloy: A Review." Materials 16, no. 15 (August 7, 2023): 5500. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma16155500.

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Aluminum and its alloys are widely used in packaging, transportation, electrical materials, and many other fields because of their abundance, light weight, good mechanical properties, suitable corrosion resistance, excellent electrical conductivity, and other advantages. Grain refinement achieved by adding inoculant is important not only to reduce the segregation and thermal cracking of alloy castings but also to improve the mechanical properties of alloy castings. Therefore, fine equiaxed grain structure has always been one of the goals pursued by the aluminum alloy casting industry. For this reason, the selection and development of effective inoculants for aluminum alloy is a key technology in the aluminum processing industry. This paper summarizes the development history of inoculants for aluminum alloy, including Al-Ti-C, Al-Ti-B, Al-Ti, Al-Ti-B-(C)-Ce, Al-Sc, and the Fe-rich phase of Al-Si alloy. At the same time, the advantages and disadvantages of common inoculants are introduced and prospective future applications are reviewed.

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Huang, Pei Hsing, Wei Jen Wu, and Chung Han Shieh. "Numerical Simulations of Low Pressure Die-Casting for A356 Aluminum Rims." Materials Science Forum 893 (March 2017): 276–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.893.276.

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This study conducted mold flow analyses on low pressure die-casting A356 aluminum rims to improve the shrinkage and porosity defects which usually occurs in die-castings so as to enhance the quality of die-casting wheels. We adopted different lift tube designs with cylindrical, taper opening and back taper opening structures while discussing the filling, exhaust, and solidification of molten flows and predicting the shrinkage and porosity formed based on the retained melt modulus. The study found that the configuration of lift tube as well as the optimization of process parameters such as the processing pressure and progressive time could effectively reduce the formations of shrinkage and porosity defects and improve the quality of die-castings.

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Maekawa, Tatsuya, Mitsuaki Furui, Susumu Ikeno, Tomoyasu Yamaguchi, and Seiji Saikawa. "Microstructure Observation of AM60 Magnesium Alloy Solidified by Rapidly Quench." Advanced Materials Research 409 (November 2011): 339–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.409.339.

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In solidification theory, with a slow cooling rate such as sand mold casting, it is easy to segregate the solute aluminum near the grain boundary of primary α-Mg phase under the solidification in Mg-Al system alloys. Thus, volume fraction of none-equilibrium crystallized β-Mg17Al12 phase showed the higher value compared with metal mold casting with faster cooling rate. However, in our microstructure observation results, the volume fraction of β phase in permanent mold castings was larger than that of sand mold castings. In the present study, these contradictory behavior was investigated by observation of as-solidified microstructure obtained from rapid cooling castings at the just below the solidus temperature of 723, 773 and 823K.

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Kuo, Yeong Sant. "Mechanical Properties and Porosity Content of A201 Aluminum Alloy Castings in Different Cooling Rate Sand Molds." Advanced Materials Research 154-155 (October 2010): 787–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.154-155.787.

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A201 aluminum alloy plate castings with systematic change in the riser size, together with variation of thickness and length, were cast in different kinds of molds to find out the influence of cooling rate on the mechanical properties and porosity content. The sand molds with end chill for the plate castings were made of 100% silica sand (type A mold), 50%silica sand/50% chromite sand (type B mold) and 100% chromite sand (type Cmold). Both the porosity content and mechanical properties of A201 aluminum alloy plate casting are governed by the cooling rate. Both of tensile strength and elongation are reduced when the porosity content becomes more.

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Wang, Fei Fei, Yan Wei Sui, Yao Jian Ren, Xin Zhao, and Zhi Sun. "Defects Analysis and Improvement for Electricmotorcar Aluminum Alloy Wheel by Gravity Casting." Advanced Materials Research 189-193 (February 2011): 3880–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.189-193.3880.

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Analysis the electricmotorcar aluminum wheels’ hole defect on macroscopic and microscopic, observed that the main defects、concentrated site and the main alloy phase. Combined with the local casting technological parameters, the filling and solidification process of aluminium alloy hub was simulated by using Anycasting software. The results showed that: castings filling smoothly, at the junction of the spoke and the rim and the hub central are easy to produce casting defects. Using the optimized process parameters that is lower pouring temperature, higher pouring height and set the vent to experiment, after comparing the results with the original process known, Shrinkage and porosity defects decreased, but there are still some degree of defects, indicating optimized process parameters have some effect.

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Yu, Huan, Jia Hui Wang, Bo Wen Xiong, Qing Song Yan, Zhi Feng Xu, and Guo Feng Liu. "Study on the Grade-Controlled Filling of Vacuum Counter-Pressure Casting Thin Wall Aluminum Alloy." Advanced Materials Research 337 (September 2011): 522–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.337.522.

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The grade-controlled filling behavior of vacuum counter-pressure casting thin wall aluminum alloy was studied by numerical simulation and experimental investigation. According to the analysis of filling behavior under fixed pressure and the casting structure, the technology of the grade-controlled filling of vacuum counter-pressure casting thin wall aluminum alloy was suggested. The result shows that the filling velocity was controlled on grade, resulting in the smoothly and sequential filling behavior, and the decreasing of defects in castings.

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