Investigation of rheo-diecasting mold filling of semi-solid A380 aluminum alloy slurry

Zhi-yong Liu; Wei-min Mao; Wei-pan Wang; Zhi-kai Zheng; Rui Yue

doi:10.1007/s12613-017-1452-z

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Zhi-yong Liu, Wei-min Mao, Wei-pan Wang, Zhi-kai Zheng, and Rui Yue, Investigation of rheo-diecasting mold filling of semi-solid A380 aluminum alloy slurry, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 6, pp. 691-700. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1452-z

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Zhi-yong Liu, Wei-min Mao, Wei-pan Wang, Zhi-kai Zheng, and Rui Yue, Investigation of rheo-diecasting mold filling of semi-solid A380 aluminum alloy slurry, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 6, pp. 691-700. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1452-z

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Investigation of rheo-diecasting mold filling of semi-solid A380 aluminum alloy slurry

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Received: 30 August 2016; Revised: 9 January 2017; Accepted: 12 January 2017

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The rheo-diecasting mold filling capacity and the microstructure of the semi-solid A380 aluminum alloy slurry were investigated. The results show that the mold filling capacity was strengthened with increasing pouring temperature or increasing injection pressure. Under certain process parameters, the mold cavity was fully filled. However, the mold filling capacity decreased with increasing holding time. The mold filling capacity was improved with increasing shape factor of primary α(Al) grains; however, the solid fraction and the grain size significantly increased at the same time. In addition, the microstructures along the route of the spiral samples obviously differed. The grain size decreased gradually from the near-end to the far-end, whereas the shape factor increased gradually.
- aluminum alloys;
- semi-solid slurry;
- rheo-diecasting;
- mold filling;
- microstructure

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