Prediction of hot tearing susceptibility of direct chill casting of AA6111 alloys via finite element simulations

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 3161-3172
Author(s):  
Dong-xu CHEN ◽  
Rui-feng DOU ◽  
Jia-qiang HAN ◽  
Jun-sheng WANG
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Direct Chill ◽  
Finite Element Simulations ◽  
Hot Tearing ◽  
Direct Chill Casting ◽  
Chill Casting ◽  
Hot Tearing Susceptibility

Thermomechanical analysis of direct chill casting using finite element method

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 13-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashok Kumar Nallathambi ◽  
Mohit Tyagi ◽  
Eckehard Specht ◽  
Albrecht Bertram
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Thermomechanical Analysis ◽  
Direct Chill ◽  
Direct Chill Casting ◽  
Chill Casting ◽  
Element Method

Effect of Structure on Hot Tearing Properties of Aluminum Alloys

2007 ◽  
Vol 561-565 ◽  
pp. 995-998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry G. Eskin ◽  
Laurens Katgerman
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Direct Chill ◽  
Hot Tearing ◽  
Direct Chill Casting ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Thermal Contraction ◽  
Chill Casting ◽  
High Strength Aluminum Alloys

Hot tearing is a significant problem upon direct-chill casting of high-strength aluminum alloys. The occurrence of hot cracks is related to the thermal contraction of the solid phase and to the lack of feeding by the liquid phase during solidification. It has been identified that structure features such as grain size and amount of nonequilibrium eutectics influence both phenomena involved in hot tearing. Experimental and computer-simulation results are presented for a range of model and commercial aluminum alloys. The results are obtained both during special small-scale experiments and during industrial-scale direct-chill casting. It is shown that grain refinement reduces hot tearing susceptibility of aluminum alloys through the related decrease of the temperature of thermal contraction onset and increased permeability of the mushy zone. The effects of process parameters on hot tearing are also discussed.

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