Artículo
Influence of Solidification Thermal Parameters on the Columnar-to-Equiaxed Transition of Aluminum-Zinc and Zinc-Aluminum Alloys
Fecha de publicación:
05/2007
Editorial:
Springer
Revista:
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
ISSN:
1073-5623
Idioma:
Inglés
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Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Understanding the interaction between the parameters involved in the columnar-to-equiaxed transition (CET) has gained considerable attention over the last two decades in the study of the structure of ingot castings. The present investigation was undertaken to investigate experimentally the directional solidification of Al-Zn and Zn-Al (ZA) alloys under different conditions of superheat and heat-transfer efficiencies at the metal/mold interface. The CET is observed; grain sizes are measured and the observations are related to the solidification thermal parameters: cooling rates, growth rates, thermal gradients, and recalescence determined from the temperature vs time curves. The temperature gradient in the melt, measured during the transition, is between –0.338 °C/mm and 0.167 °C/mm. In addition, there is an increase in the velocity of the liquidus front faster than the solidus front, which increases the size of the mushy zone. The size of the equiaxed grains increases with distance from the transition, an observation that was independent of alloy composition. The observations indicate that the transition is the result of a competition between coarse columnar dendrites and finer equiaxed dendrites. The results are compared with those previously obtained in lead-tin alloys.
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Citación
Ares, Alicia Esther; Schvezov, Carlos Enrique; Influence of Solidification Thermal Parameters on the Columnar-to-Equiaxed Transition of Aluminum-Zinc and Zinc-Aluminum Alloys; Springer; Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A-physical Metallurgy and Materials Science; 38; 7; 5-2007; 1485-1499
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