An investigation on DC casting of a wrought aluminium alloy at below liquidus temperature by using melt conditioner

R Haghayeghi, EJ Zoqui, Nicholas Green, H Bahai

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Abstract

The application of Melt Conditioner (MC) for production of high-quality DC billets and slabs at semisolid state is examined. In this technique, liquid metal is continuously fed into a twin-screw melt conditioning device, where the liquid metal or semisolid slurry is subjected to high shear rate, and then delivered continuously into a DC caster. In this paper, the feasibility of MCDC of a wrought aluminium alloy in the semi solid state has been investigated and the possibility of DC casting by MC technique below the liquidus temperature as a novel idea was explored. This idea may challenge the conventional DC casting which is normally performed above liquidus temperature. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)382-386
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume502
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2010

Keywords

  • Wrought alloy
  • DC casting
  • Microstructure

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