Production of 3004 Aluminum Alloy Sheet for Structural Applications from Twin Roll Casting

In this study, a twin-roll casting sheet of 6061 aluminum alloy was cooled using furnace, asbestos, air, wind and water. The effect of cooling rate on the microstructure and properties of twin-roll casting 6061 aluminum alloy sheet were studied. Optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, microhardness tester and universal tensile machine were used to observe the microstructure and properties of twin-roll casting sheet of 6061 aluminum alloy. The results show that the higher the cooling rate, the smaller the grain size of the alloy and the smaller the number of precipitated phases in the matrix. Uniform grain size of the alloy could be obtained at a stable cooling rate. The hardness, tensile strength and elongation of the twin-roll casting sheet increased with cooling rate. Under wind cooling condition, the twin-roll casting sheet demonstrated excellent comprehensive performance, i.e., 88 MPa of yield strength, 178 MPa of tensile strength and 15% of elongation, respectively. A quantitative Hall–Petch relation was established to predict the yield strength of 6061 twin-roll casting sheets with different grain sizes and cooling rate.

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Effect of Magnetostatic Field on Microstructure of 7075 Aluminum Alloy Strip Manufactured by Twin-Roll Casting

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.652-654.2427 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 652-654 ◽

pp. 2427-2431 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Xin Su ◽

G M Xu ◽

Y H Feng

Keyword(s):

Electromagnetic Field ◽

Aluminum Alloy ◽

Central Zone ◽

Alloy Strip ◽

7075 Aluminum Alloy ◽

Magnetostatic Field ◽

Dendritic Crystal ◽

Twin Roll Casting ◽

Roll Casting ◽

Twin Roll

In this paper, the effect of magnetostatic field on the microstructure and microsegregation of 7075 aluminum alloy strip by twin-roll casting is researched , and the result shows that when no electromagnetic field is applied during the process of roll-casting , the microstructure of 7075 strip is most composed of coarse columnar and dendritic crystal , the direction of grains is equal to roll-casting direction. When the magnetostatic field with 0.13T intensity is applied during the twin-roll casting, the microstructural of strip becomes uniform ,refined and equiaxed at the central zone of strip, and the dendritic crystal at the surficial is disordered and refined significantly.

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Development of Aluminum Alloy AA5754 Production with a Different Magnesium Content by a Twin-Roll Casting Process

Metallurgist ◽

10.1007/s11015-015-0162-x ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 59 (7-8) ◽

pp. 705-711

Author(s):

K. Turbalioglu ◽

Y. Sun ◽

Y. Türen

Keyword(s):

Aluminum Alloy ◽

Casting Process ◽

Magnesium Content ◽

Twin Roll Casting ◽

Roll Casting ◽

Twin Roll

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Forming of Small Projection on Roll-Cast A356 Strip by Cold Rolling and Small Groove on PET Plate Using A356 Die

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.805.37 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 805 ◽

pp. 37-42

Author(s):

Toshio Haga ◽

Yhuta Nakazawa

Keyword(s):

Aluminum Alloy ◽

Cold Rolling ◽

Polyethylene Terephthalate ◽

Alloy Sheet ◽

Rolling Speed ◽

A356 Aluminum Alloy ◽

Aluminum Alloy Sheet ◽

A356 Aluminum ◽

Twin Roll Cast ◽

Twin Roll

A small projection with a height and width of about 40 and 50 µm, respectively, was formed on a twin-roll-cast A356 aluminum alloy sheet by cold rolling at a rolling speed of 0.5 m/min. This projection was then used as a die to form a groove with a depth and width of about 40 and 50 µm, respectively, on a polyethylene terephthalate plate by pressing.

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Twin-Roll Cast Al-Clad Magnesium Alloy

Materials Science Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.618-619.467 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 618-619 ◽

pp. 467-470 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

A.K. Prasada Rao ◽

K.H. Kim ◽

J.H. Bae ◽

Geun Tae Bae ◽

Dong Hyuk Shin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Reaction Zone ◽

Transverse Section ◽

Intermetallic Phases ◽

Alloy Sheet ◽

Mg Alloy ◽

Microstructural Investigation ◽

Twin Roll Casting ◽

Roll Casting ◽

Twin Roll Cast ◽

Twin Roll

An attempt has been made to clad Mg alloy with Al by twin-roll casting. This was done by inserting an Al sheet between the roll and the Mg alloy melt during twin-roll casting. Microstructural investigation across the transverse section of the as-cast Al-clad Mg alloy sheet reveals a very good interfacial bonding between Al and the base Mg alloy. Annealing of the Al-clad Mg alloy sheet results in the formation of layers of various intermetallic phases along the Mg/Al interface. Subsequent rolling of the as-annealed sheet significantly improves the formability of the reaction zone, as evidenced by the cracking of the base Mg alloy before the cracking of the reaction zone.

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A Novel Approach to Improve the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al–Mg–Si Aluminum Alloys during Twin-Roll Casting

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma13071713 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (7) ◽

pp. 1713 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yong Li ◽

Chen He ◽

Jiadong Li ◽

Zhaodong Wang ◽

Di Wu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Aluminum Alloy ◽

Crystallization Front ◽

Alloying Elements ◽

Cast Slab ◽

Energy Dispersion Spectroscopy ◽

Twin Roll Casting ◽

Roll Casting ◽

Twin Roll Cast ◽

Twin Roll

The main purpose of this present study was to investigate the different processing conditions on the microstructure, segregation behavior of alloying elements, and mechanical properties of Al−Mg−Si alloy twin-roll cast slab prepared using a novel twin-roll casting technology. The simulation of temperature field, distribution of alloying elements, tensile properties, hardness, and conductivity were examined by a Leica optical microscope, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersion spectroscopy, electron probe microanalysis, and tensile tests. The results indicated that when the traditional twin-roll casting method was used to produce aluminum alloy strip, there are obvious centerline segregation defects due to the deep crystallization front depth and symmetrical solidification characteristics. When the forced-cooling technology was applied in the twin-roll casting process, by virtue of the changing of crystallization front depth and crystallization front shape, the segregation defects are obviously suppressed. Suggesting that this method can significantly improve the uniformity of alloying elements in the thickness direction of the twin-roll cast slab, ultimately improve the mechanical properties of AA6022 aluminum alloy.

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