An examination of effects of solidification parameters on permeability of a mushy zone in castings

2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 1471-1479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danylo B. Oryshchyn ◽  
Ömer N. Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Mushy Zone ◽  
Solidification Parameters

Simulation of the Solidification Parameters of Single Crystal Casting

2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 2251-2256 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.P. Jin ◽  
Jia Rong Li ◽  
Shi Zhong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Mushy Zone ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Liquid Interface ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Solidification Parameters ◽  
Solid Liquid Interface ◽  
Solid Liquid ◽  
Thermal Physical Parameters

The effects of thermal physical parameters and boundary conditions on investment solidification parameters were obtained using a computer simulation system. Directional solidification parameters of single crystal superalloy include the temperature distribution, the position and the shape of the solid/liquid interface in the mushy zone of the solidifying blade casting. Commercial finite-element analysis software, ProCAST, was used to simulate the solidification processes of the castings of single crystal DD6. The simulation results indicate that the predictions of the temperature show little sensitivity to the thermal physical parameters and boundary conditions. Further, it has also been shown that the location and the shape of solid/liquid interface is related to the boundary conditions of simulation. Increasing the value of interface heat transfer coefficient decreases the width of mushy zone.

Modeling of a mushy zone during quasi-stationary solidification of TiAl alloy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga M. Zhukova ◽  
Irina G. Nizovtseva ◽  
Eugeny V. Pavlyuk ◽  
Ilya O. Starodumov ◽  
Alexander A. Ivanov
Keyword(s):  
Mushy Zone ◽  
Tial Alloy

Comparison of cracking sensitivity between high-permeability 1.5 wt% Si steel and 6.5 wt% Si steel in mushy zone

2020 ◽  
Vol 510 ◽  
pp. 166927
Author(s):  
W.L. Hu ◽  
Y.X. Zhang ◽  
G. Yuan ◽  
X.M. Zhang ◽  
J.H. Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mushy Zone ◽  
High Permeability ◽  
Cracking Sensitivity

Effects of Solidification Parameters on SDAS of A357 Alloy

2008 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 85-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan He ◽  
Jian Min Zeng ◽  
Along Yan
Keyword(s):  
Cooling Rate ◽  
Solidification Time ◽  
Local Solidification Time ◽  
A357 Alloy ◽  
Solidification Condition ◽  
Alloy Casting ◽  
Furan Resin ◽  
Solidification Parameters ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

In this investigation, experiments were carried out to study the relationship of solidification parameters and the secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS) in A357 alloy casting with various thicknesses under the same solidification condition. The results show that the cooling rate decreases as the thickness of specimens increases, the local solidification time increased, and SDAS increased. The relationships between the SDAS and cooling rate and local solidification time under the condition of furan resin self-hardening sand casting were obtained: SDAS = 20.8 tf 0.3, SDAS = 69.34 v -0.3. The mechanical properties have some linear relations with SDAS of A357 alloy after aging heat treatment. The correlations can be expressed: UTS=410.4-0.8SDAS and El%=7.9-0.05SDAS.

Permeability in the Mushy Zone

2010 ◽  
Vol 649 ◽  
pp. 399-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.G. Erdmann ◽  
D.R. Poirier ◽  
A.G. Hendrick
Keyword(s):  
Mushy Zone ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Primary Dendrite ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Interdendritic Liquid ◽  
Creeping Flow ◽  
Liquid Region ◽  
Local Volume ◽  
Local Volume Fraction ◽  
Deterministic Function

When modeled at macroscopic length scales, the complex dendritic network in the solid-plus-liquid region of a solidifying alloy (the “mushy zone”) has been modeled as a continuum based on the theory of porous media. The most important property of a porous medium is its permeability, which relates the macroscopic pressure gradient to the throughput of fluid flow. Knowledge of the permeability of the mushy zone as a function of the local volume-fraction of liquid and other morphological parameters is thus essential to successfully modeling the flow of interdendritic liquid during alloy solidification. In current continuum models, the permeability of the mushy zone is given as a deterministic function of (1) the local volume fraction of liquid and (2) a characteristic length scale such as the primary dendrite arm spacing or the reciprocal of the specific surface area of the solid-liquid interface. Here we first provide a broad overview of the experimental data, mesoscale numerical flow simulations, and resulting correlations for the deterministic permeability of both equiaxed and columnar mushy zones. A extended view of permeability in mushy zones which includes the stochastic nature of permeability is discussed. This viewpoint is the result of performing extensive numerical simulations of creeping flow through random microstructures. The permeabilities obtained from these simulations are random functions with spatial autocorrelation structures, and variations in the local permeability are shown to have dramatic effects on the flow patterns observed in such microstructures. Specifically, it is found that “lightning-like” patterns emerge in the fluid velocity and that the flows in such geometries are strongly sensitive to small variations in the solid structure. We conclude with a comparison of deterministic and stochastic permeabilities which suggests the importance of incorporating stochastic descriptions of the permeability of the mushy zone in solidification modeling.

scholarly journals Evolution of Microstructure and Microsegregation of Ti-45Al-8Nb Alloy during Directional Solidification

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Xiangjun Xu ◽  
Rui Hu ◽  
Junpin Lin ◽  
Jian Guo
Keyword(s):  
Mushy Zone ◽  
Solidification Rate ◽  
Solidus Temperature ◽  
Melting Zone ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Directionally Solidified ◽  
Good Oxidation Resistance ◽  
Columnar Grains ◽  
Columnar Grain ◽  
Evolution Of Microstructure

High Nb-containing TiAl alloys have good oxidation resistance and mechanical properties, but the microstructure and the properties are substantially affected by the segregation. To quantitatively investigate the segregation behavior of Al during solidification, microstructures of directionally solidified (DS) Ti-45Al-8Nb (in atomic percent) alloy prepared at withdrawing rates of 30 μm/s and 200 μm/s and a temperature gradient of 4200 K/m were observed by optical microscope and electronic probe microanalyzer. The microsegregations were characterized by wave dispersive spectroscopy. The results show that the DS ingots include the no melting zone, directionally solidified zone with columnar grains, mushy zone, and quenched liquid zone. The primary dendritic arm spacings are 353 μm and 144 μm, respectively, for the two ingots. But the solidified microstructures of the ingots are large lamellar colonies, which contain a few B2 patches and γ bands induced by microsegregation. From dendritic zone to columnar zone, the volume fractions of B2 patches and γ bands decrease. The segregation extents of Al and Nb decrease with the increase of solidification rate. There exists an obvious back diffusion process of Al during solidification and cooling after solidification. According to evolution of Al concentration profiles from mushy zone to columnar grain zone, interdiffusion coefficient for Al in β-Ti at near solidus temperature is semiquantitatively calculated, and the value is (6 – 11) × 10−11 m2/s.

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