The Cracking of Aluminum Castings

1907 ◽  
Vol 64 (1664supp) ◽  
pp. 328-328
Keyword(s):  
Alloy Digest ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  

Abstract Birmal P.83 is an aluminum-copper-silicon die casting alloy, having excellent castability and improved machinability. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: Al-98. Producer or source: Birmingham Aluminum Castings Company Ltd.


Alloy Digest ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  

Abstract ZA-12 is a zinc-aluminum-copper foundry alloy recommended for general-purpose castings of high strength at moderate cost. Its properties are similar to those of cast iron; however, it was designed for use in nonferrous foundries to compete with cast-iron, bronze, brass and aluminum castings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion and wear resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-31. Producer or source: Eastern Alloys Inc.. See also Alloy Digest Zn-49, May 1990.


Alloy Digest ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  

Abstract UNS No. Z35630 is a zinc-aluminum-copper foundry alloy recommended for general-purpose castings of high strength at moderate cost. It was designed for use in nonferrous foundries to compete with cast-iron, bronze, brass and aluminum castings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion and wear resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Zn-43. Producer or source: Zinc alloy producers.


2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey K. Sigworth
Keyword(s):  

2021 ◽  
pp. 76-82
Author(s):  
R. V. Gavariev ◽  
I. A. Savin ◽  
I. O. Leushin ◽  
K. N. Gavarieva

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 007-012
Author(s):  
Andri Willy Adianta ◽  
Suprianto Suprianto ◽  
Arnius Daely ◽  
Mikael F. Bangun

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.


2004 ◽  
pp. 39-46

Abstract In castings, microstructural features are products of metal chemistry and solidification conditions. The microstructural features, excluding defects, that most strongly affect the mechanical properties or aluminum castings are size, form, and distribution of intermetallic phases; dendrite arm spacing; grain size and shape; and eutectic modification and primary phase refinement. This chapter discusses the effects of these microstructural features on properties and methods for controlling them. The chapter concludes with a detailed examination of the refinement of hypereutectic aluminum-silicon alloys.


Volume 3 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayavur Bakhtiyarov ◽  
Ruel A. Overfelt ◽  
Amit Suryawanshi ◽  
Johnathon Capps

This paper presents the results of experimental and numerical studies of hot distortion phenomenon in the phenolic urethane cold box systems. Dual Pushrod Dilatometer has been used to measure a thermal expansion/contraction of phenolic urethane cold box sand core specimens at temperature range from 25° C to 800° C. The high temperature tensile tests showed that the tensile strength of the phenolic urethane cold box silica sand cores is significantly affected by the bench life, temperature and binders level. High temperature hot distortion furnace tests on cylindrical cores showed that some aluminum coatings increase the temperature limit when distortion starts, but can’t prevent it. The hot distortion test aluminum castings showed that regardless of the application of coating, the type of coating, and anti-veining additives, all cores (silica sand) with density less than the density of the molten metal (aluminum alloy) were significantly distorted. Numerical simulations of the liquid metal flow around the cylindrical sand core and analysis of dynamic forces acting on the core during fill process showed that a buoyancy force is the major contributor to the hot distortion. It is concluded that the one of the solutions in preventing the hot distortion of sand cores is increasing their weigh, which will balance the buoyancy force and will bring the resultant force to the minimum. The hot distortion test castings using zircon sand cores (both coated and non-coated) with density almost equal to the density of the molten aluminum proved our predictions, and hot distortion has been prevented.


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