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Effects of electromagnetic field and lubricate condition on the surface quality of magnesium alloy billet during LFEC processing

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The microstructures of the magnesium billets could be improved markedly by low-frequency electromagnetic casting (LFEC) processing. In fact, the low-frequency electromagnetic field (LFEF) also has favorite effect on the surface quality of billet. However, few public reports on the surface quality of LFEC magnesium billets could be found. Therefore, a new crystallizer with a metal internal sleeve together with a kind of lubricant was designed aiming at lowing surface turning quantity, and the effects of casting velocity, electromagnetic condition and lubrication on the surface quality of magnesium billets were investigated. The results indicate that LFEF together with the lubricate condition would be responsible for the surface quality of the billets, and the high surface quality billets could be achieved by optimizing the casting conditions.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110004, China

    QiChi Le, ZhiQiang Zhang & JianZhong Cui

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Supported by the 11th Five-Year Plan of China (Grant No. 2006BAE04B01-5) and the National Basic Research Program of China (“973”) (Grant No. 2007CB613702)

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Le, Q., Zhang, Z. & Cui, J. Effects of electromagnetic field and lubricate condition on the surface quality of magnesium alloy billet during LFEC processing. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 52, 180–185 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-008-0294-3

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