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In Situ Study of Solidification Kinetics of Al–Cu and Al–Ce–Mg Alloys with Application of Neutron Diffraction

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Light Metals 2018 (TMS 2018)

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Aluminum-copper (Al–Cu) alloys have been used extensively in automotive application for several years to improve engine performance and fuel economy. Recently, Al–Ce alloys have been investigated to further increase power output by introducing increased strength and higher temperature resistant pistons and turbochargers. In this study, in situ neutron diffraction (ND) was performed to better understand the solidification kinetics of an Al–Cu base industrial alloy A206, and an Al-8 wt%Ce-10 wt%Mg alloy. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and FactSage™ simulations using an equilibrium mode of solidification were also conducted and related to the in situ ND results. The results for both alloys illustrate that the growth profiles as a function of temperature of the primary α-Al phase were similar to the equilibrium model simulations in FactSage™. The solidification profile for the expected Al2Cu phase in the A206 alloy was unclear due to low intensity neutron counts relative to the background. However, an approximate nucleation temperature was determined and observed to be similar to the temperature predicted from the FactSage™ simulation. The Al13CeMg6 phase in the Al–Ce–Mg alloy was not found; however, the solidification kinetics for an Al11Ce3 and a new Al–Ce–Mg secondary phase were characterized and observed to follow a dissimilar growth profile as exhibited in the FactSage™ simulation.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge contribution of the sample material and expert support received from Dr. David Weiss of Eck Industries, Manitowoc, WI. We are also grateful to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, ON, for neutron beam time used in execution of this study.

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    Joshua Stroh, Tyler Davis, Alexandra McDougal & Dimitry Sediako

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Stroh, J., Davis, T., McDougal, A., Sediako, D. (2018). In Situ Study of Solidification Kinetics of Al–Cu and Al–Ce–Mg Alloys with Application of Neutron Diffraction. In: Martin, O. (eds) Light Metals 2018. TMS 2018. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72284-9_138

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